An Influential PersonWrite about a person or people you look up to or have learned from. These could be people who have become famous historically, celebreties or even people you know or are related to. You might admire their accomplishments, their personality traits or their values. How did you learn about this person? What makes him or her remarkable? How does knowing about this person impact who you are as an individual?
Some might call me immature, but in all honesty the most influential person in my life, is a fictional comic book character from DC, called The Flash.
I first discovered him when I was six, and I tuned into a retro TV station, and on the screen was a man dressed in red and he was out running a giant mutated ant. Yes, a mutated ant. At first the only reason I liked him was because I remembered he had a yellow lightning bolt across his chest- and I thought it was beyond cool.
There has been four people who have worn the costume of the Scarlett speedster; Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. My personal favorite would be Wally West, not because he's the fastest man alive, but because of his personality and what he stands for... How he acts in serious, world-endangered situations and because- well because he is the fastest man alive.
I guess I should explain a bit about his personality... He's the funny man, and even though he was part of the original seven of the Justice League- along with Superman and Wonder Woman- he is often viewed as the teenage sidekick. He's a compulsive flirt but he has a good heart and often provides comic relief. But I think one of the main reasons he really inspires me, is because he has a similar trait that I do... Even if it isn't a positive one. He makes jokes, and keeps things light- to avoid the harsh realities of life, or of the situations. It's a trait that people often get aggrevated about with me but, it's a trait I could never part from.
In one issue, The Flash asks a child what he thinks makes Flash a hero. And the child replies with "Because you can run faster than anything..." and Flash relies with "Not because I can run faster than anything, but because I continue to run- even though it feels like my legs are gone." As a medaphor for the hardships he endures, not just as a hero but as an everyday person.
As it mentioned earlier, it may seem immature- or childish but I think relating to a comic book character is completely acceptable... I am by nature, very impulsive- with my actions, thoughts, but especially with what I say... It's often sarcastic remarks that require no thinking and are just spewed out on impulse... The impulsiveness I have is also trait I'd relate to my hero... The hero I've had since I was 6. The hero that I could never actually be like- literally speaking... But a hero who inspires me, none-the-less.
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