Magic

3/30 The elements of tragedy brought forth by Aristotle are popular guidelines for literature and pertain to real life as well. Some of the components are rise to fame or direfulman birth, tragic dishonor, reversal, and recognition. A large cooperation of the components is necessary for a tragedy. The elements of tragedy are also evident in people as well. Earvin witching(prenominal) Johnson exemplifies a tragic hero and his life path fits a large portion of the components of tragedy. Magic Johnson was a person of noble uprising and also posed a tragic flaw in his character.Ever since he was a young person, he loved forgeing basketball and was steady-going at it. He obtained the nickname Magic after scoring a triple double his freshman year in high school. He get to fame during his high school years and put up extraordinary numbers. He was destined to be a great basketball player. He later contend at Michigan State University and won a national championship with them, seali ng his validity as a basketball phenom. That shows how he had a noble uprising. His tragic flaw became evident during his NBA years. Magic was drafted by the Lakers and was an immediate star.The Lakers ended up winning the championship and Magic was named the MVP of the finals. He continued to play at a high level for years. His success went to head and was a little to free spirited, representing his tragic flaw. His tragic flaw led to his near remnant experience and his upset respect from the nation. The components of tragedy, especially noble uprising and tragic flaw are represented in the life story of Magic Johnson. Magic Johnsons character flaw of ego mindedness and free spirit led to his tragic render of his contraction of HIV.In the beginning of the 1991 NBA season, Magic was not feeling deal himself. After some tests, Magic was positive for HIV, the deadly disease that can be contracted by blood transfusion and sexual intercourse and in Magics case it was sexual intercou rse. Shocked, scared, and embarrassed he decided to release this news to the public. He explained how we got HIV from doing mischievous things and that he would have to move away from the game of basketball. This absolutely shocked not just Los Angeles but the entire nation.One of the United States biggest celebrity and role model was now in fortune of his life and was basically being shunned because of having this fatal disease. Some players did not want to play with him because they were scared that they would get it too. Magic Johnsons tragic fall from NBA title-holder reflects the essence of the tragic fall in the components of Greek tragedy. His flaw led him to weak and malign health and led him to an early hiatus in his career. His fall also put him in some infamy for the time being.Magics fall caused by his character flaw is exemplary of the guidelines of tragedy put forth by Aristotle. Magic Johnsons recognition was and huge important part of his life and completes the cy cle for the components of tragedy. Immediately he took matters into his own hands by admitting his misapprehension and admitted he had multiple sex partners during his career. He also decided to test his wife for HIV and presented he with a huge apology and how he lost his mind in the fast lane. After over coming the odds, he rid of the disease and returned to basketball but was only in the union a couple of games.He later wrote a book about safe sex and became an incredible advocate for HIV ken by taking the contain in that realm. He was easily one of the most influential people in the HIV awareness sector. He has also created his own foundation and is quiet a successful businessman today. Magic really did have recognition of his tragic fall. He admitted he was wrong and openly apologized to the public and increases his interests in the awareness of HIV and AIDS. He has realized his downfall and has done a lot to try and remove that from his past.His recognition is truly apart of his tragic story. Magic Johnson is the stainless subject for the tragic hero position. He exemplifies some of the components of tragedy. He had a noble uprising through his young years and presented a tragic flaw of his ego mindedness. Magic had a downfall with his contraction of HIV in part to his character flaw. He also posed arguably the most important part, the recognition including his apology to the nation, his teammates, and his wife. Magic is now considered a hero thanks to all of his HIV and post-NBA dealings, a. k. a his recognition.