Idolization of Famous People

Idolization of Famous People

We can see clearly in Hamilton and in history that people looked up to General George Washington as a figure to follow and one who could not falter. The American people of that time put him on a pedestal. He was their shining beacon of hope during tough times. He was the celebrity of that time.

Today, we have many celebrities that we look up to. Athletes, movie stars, comedians, you name it. We enjoy what they do and part of us wants to be like these people. We may not follow them into battle, but we do follow them in almost everything else they do. We go to their concerts, follow them on Twitter, read about them, and talk about them to everyone we know.

I'm not directly coming out and saying we have a problem...buuutttt we look up to these people in a way no one really should. The American's during the Revolutionary War loved Washington and didn't really looks at his flaws. Like in "History Has Its Eyes on You" Washington mentions an early mistake he made where sent a lot of men to their own deaths, and to be honest that was the first I had ever heard of it. Celebrities are people too and I believe we can't just look at the right they did; we must also look at their mistakes, so we may learn.

In "History Has Its Eyes on You" Washington is talking to Hamilton and gives him the warning that he is becoming too important to ignore, and soon his actions will  be remembered for the history books. This is something I like about Miranda on this topic of idolizing people. Miranda doesn't. He exposes so many of these people that the history books tell you to only the good words of. I plead that today's people look at the celebrities of our time and see them as people, so when they are looked back on there is not a boring, biased memory that grants less learning for the future.