America's Epic

The Epic, a type of story that tells a tale that is not just about a person, but an entire country or civilization. Greece had two epics called The Iliad and The Odyssey, but what does America have? What is the story of our country that can only be described as “epic?”
What comes to mind is the story of America’s founding, and the Revolutionary War that occurred to buy our freedom with the lives of men.
Many men had to sacrifice to bring about the formation of this country. Some sacrificed their homes, some their dignity, and some their very selves.
The man who would be considered the “hero” of the epic of the Revolution is George Washington. Though throughout the course of the Revolution he lost more battles than he won, in the end he was able to turn the tides and claim victory and true independence for the new people of America.
In an epic, the “hero” tends to possess qualities that can be attributed to the civilization as well. Just as Achilles showed in The Iliad that the Greeks are strong and unstoppable, George Washington showed that Americans, though not invincible, are many other things. These things include wise, resourceful, and that we have an unbreakable will. He showed that when we put our minds, hearts, and souls to a task, we can always find a way to accomplish the task.
Though we as Americans are not without our fair share of flaws, we also have a great number of wonderful qualities. At times we may be arrogant or stubborn like many of the congressmen that made the Declaration a near impossibility in the first place, but we can also be wise and courageous enough to go after what we want, and get it.
The Greeks have The Iliad and The Odyssey, and we Americans have the American Revolution.