The American Romantic Hero

Young, intuitive, and close to nature. These are the major characteristics of the American Romantic Hero. These heros are common throughout stories and novels during the Romantic Period and even afterwards. Indianan Jones is an example of such hero. His adventures and explorations in the wild fascinate audiences. In the modern day, we have a different kind of hero. Spiderman, Superman and Batman are heros for many little boys and girls. These hero all have super powers and use them for the good of the people. They hide their identities so that they would not gain fame from what they do. 
A major difference between stories of the American Romantic Hero and of the modern heros is that the settings are drastically different. In the past, people seem to be closer to nature, so the Romantic Hero would be and adventurer that can live successfully in the wilderness. In the modern days, however, most people live in cities. The heros that they prefer are those that share the same settings. The modern day hero lives in the city just, like us, except they have another secret identity that he uses to save mankind. Curiously, the modern hero also has to possess some kind of super power. People nowadays only look up to those that are special and physically different from the rest, while in the past, heros are just normal people that have determination and skills.