Iron Man is the story of a character named Tony Stark, who has everything but has nothing. Tony Stark, an MIT graduate who is now one of the richest in the world finds himself in a life or death situation when he is kidnapped and told to create his own weapons for terrorists to use against the United States. Tony Stark, being the presumptuous man he is, decides to build an armored suit of armor that will help him escape and return home. Before he finds himself in this life or death situation, Tony is beyond arrogant and uses his heart for all the wrong reasons, but after meeting a man who saves his life he is told not to waste it. Returning home, Tony realizes that his weapons are very harmful and he does not want to continue making them but wants to rebuild and improve his armor to become Iron Man. Tony Stark, a man with everything, has nothing because he has no heart. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Romantics and rationalists see the world differently. According to our textbook notes, rationalists see the city (the corporate world) as a place where there is nothing but opportunity. Romance doesn't exist in a rationalist's world because it's all about money. At the beginning of the film, Tony is very rational and does everything that (only) benefits his company. At first he is very carefree as he travels with the soldiers, distracting them. Although he is very intelligent, as he graduated from college at seventeen and became CEO of Stark Industries at age 21, he lacks the common sense to know when to be serious in solemn situations. He doesn't take his life as seriously as he should. This is demonstrated when he doesn't accept a prize because he's at the casino betting three million dollars. This also shows that he doesn't use his heart because he doesn't even have the decency to show up to accept and thank people for his award. A rational quality of Tony that makes him strong is that he is a rebel. If it weren't for his rebellious ways, he probably wouldn't have survived three months of captivity. Tony doesn't act like a romantic until he learns that his weapons are endangering the country he's trying to protect. Tony is afraid of love and this is demonstrated throughout the film by the way he treats the women who fall in love with him and the relationship he has with his assistant. When it's her birthday, he doesn't remember it and when she reminds him, he doesn't wish her a happy birthday but suggests that she treat herself to something nice from him. He hides his emotions behind alcohol and squanders his money. He buys things he doesn't need or want, but just so he can say he bought them. Tony is very arrogant as he states that he is "always right" and "Sometimes you have to run before you can walk." which is very rational. Tony always does what he thinks is right instead of what he thinks is right, which puts him in the situation of being held prisoner. Tony becomes more romantic when he starts working on improving the suit, because he is also improving himself. His romantic side is shown when he says, “I shouldn't be alive unless it's for a reason. I finally know what I need to do and I know in my heart that it's right. Tony does exactly what he says he has to do when he returns to Afghanistan to save people. Tony Stark is a classic American romantic hero because he meets the criteria. According to our notes, the character traits of the romantic hero include being emotional, which he shows emotion when he tells his assistant after she says she never wants to replace his heart again, that she is the only one he has. Another stretch.