Changing Image of Heroes

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

The murals of Prince Diponegoro and Bung Tomo.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Millennials’ imaginations are filled with superheroes rather than national heroes. It is unsurprising, therefore, that their views are different from previous generations.

The millennial generation has their own image about what makes a hero. They no longer identify heroes with independence fighters, but people who struggle for welfare and truth.