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Did Somebody Ask For Totally Unnecessary Pop-Culture Correlations? - Hailey Morgan

I feel like, in Honors, whenever I read a book, I should be relating it to other notable works of literature. However, I rarely ever do this, as some of the first correlations to pop into my mind are worthless references to pop-culture. 

While this particular correlation isn't as meaningful as some of the other parallels I made, I couldn't help but think of Mercy's iconic, "Heroes never die" catchphrase when reading about how the Guardians are not supposed to fear death. The way in which Socrates discusses the importance of this fearlessness just really struck me as the more complicated version of Overwatch's simplified slogan. In a perfect city, the Guardians wouldn't have to fear death because they would understand the importance of their legacies and would know that their honorable names would forever be cemented in history. This eternal glory would greatly outshine the shadowy mystery of dying, making death seem like a small price to pay to gain everlasting honor.

In addition, when Socrates began talking about how engaging in violent laughter should be banned for the Guardians, one of Master Yoda's most famous quotes was brought to mind. The entire purpose of keeping the Guardians away from recklessly violent activities was to keep them as pure as possible. However, violence often springs from anger and, more often than not, rage is a side effect of fear. I just found it highly ironic how relatable Yoda's message was in this situation. In the words of the Grand Master himself, "Fear is the path to the dark side . . . fear leads to anger . . . anger leads to hate . . . hate leads to suffering."

But enough of this useless nerdy knowledge. Can any of you think of a better correlation? Perhaps one that doesn't have roots in pop-culture?

 

Edit - Replied to Ian Blair and Jamie Peters. 

 

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