Blog 2 - Joseph

Some may question is Joseph is an epic hero or not and I am going to try and answer that question. An epic hero is a character in an epic poem who is affected by major events, and responds in a very brave manor and because of this, is admired by the people, like Odysseus. Joseph is to this day remembered as a great character in the old testament and was a favored child by his father. However this does not mean that everybody liked him. One group that did not appreciate this was his sibling who obviously envied his for being the favorite. Joseph often got what he wanted, which lead to more hatred from his siblings. Joseph also claimed to have dreams that one days all his sibling would look up to him and this really did not sit well with them. So they did what everybody seemed to do at the time when they didn't get their way, they plotted to kill him. But instead of them killing him, they put him on a caravan to Egypt where he was surprisingly welcome and well treated. while being in charge of Potiphar's house hold, Joseph was tempted by the wife, but refused. this made her mad so she planted his clothes and framed him for wanting to sleep with her. this got Joseph thrown in jail again. One thing that got Joseph through all this was his faith in god. Joseph later rose to power again and was brought face to face with his brothers that sent him there when a famine brought them to Egypt. Instead of punishing them for sending his away, he awarded them with gifts and money and sent them home. Through this good faith, despite all the hardships Joseph went through, I would absolutely consider Joseph to be an epic hero.