J. Jones
AP Lit and Comp
11 September 2013 Can Satan Be a Hero? In a Satanist’s perspective, those who worship Satan, they see him as a God who represents free will, individualism, courage and bravery, or in other words a hero. It’s very clear that most Christians would strongly argue this statement, due to the fact that faith and different religions changes opinions. In a nonbiased stand point, in literary terms Satan could also be classified as a tragic heroic character in John Milton’s excerpt “The Fall of Satan” from Paradise Lost. A hero’s journey begins with a call to venture, followed by supernatural aide, challenges, atonement with the father, realization, and refusal to return. When God calls the Angels to him, Satan refused to worship Him as the All Mighty he is. “...set himself in glory above his peers, He trusted to have equaled the Most High, If he opposed; with ambitious aim Against the throne and monarchy of God, Raised impious war in Heaven and battle proud with vain attempt” (line 39-44). God is a vengeful god and punished Satan for this, banning him out of Heaven. He is thrown out of Heaven with two other rebel angles, which are named Beelzebub, or our superhuman aides. His challenges include the encounters with God, as well as the troubles with convincing Adam and Eve to join him and disobey God too by eating the fruit. Satan realizes since God has created him and made him