Miller illustrates the separation both visually and textually. Leonidas repeatedly refers to the other Spartans as “children.” Once in the beginning, when he tells the Spartans to be quiet and go to sleep and another is when the Spartans begin to attack the Persian Messengers, "Children have fun." Leonidas is like a parent to the other Spartans. He watches over them and guides them. He is their parent, king and leader, so he must stand above them and on the sidelines. One visual form of separation is that throughout the graphic novel Leonidas is alone in the foreground, while the other Spartans are in the background. Like at the beginning of chapter 2, when Leonidas walks towards the audience while all the Spartans sleep behind him. Another way Miller illustrates the separation is that Leonidas will be a silhouette; where all the other characters are drawn with light shining on them. This is the case when Leonidas talks to his advisors before going to war. One of the main reasons why Leonidas is the only isolated individual from the Spartans is that the audience needs a hero to love. Frank Miller's 300 was ultimately a piece of entertainment and without a likable main character no one would be interested in reading his story. Heroes are found throughout society, whether they are fairy tale characters, celebrities or sports stars. Heroes inspire us because they show us the impossible. They always fight and overcome everything, encouraging us to believe that we will overcome whatever we face. Heroes are symbols of all the qualities we want to possess. Leonidas' individuality is the antithesis of the historical Spartan