Dune: Beware of Heroes

Dune is a book that has one main message. Beware of heroes. The book chronicles the rise of one such hero. Paul Atreides, the heir to one of the noble houses that make up the empire. Throughout the novel, Paul is raised to an almost messianic position within the desert world where he and his mother escape to in the aftermath of a deadly political game that engulfed his house. He later leads the people of the planet Arrakis into a war against House Harkonen the group that killed his father. Throughout the book Paul uses evermore stringent and costly measures to gain control. Using his almost godlike status among the fremen, the inhabitants of Arrakis, he defeats House Harkonen killing its baron, and with the threat of destroying the only means of space travel forces the abdication of the current emperor. He then becomes Emperor of the Known Universe. The book ends with Paul in control of the galaxy and with an army of men who follow him as their god. The books end begs the question of what will happen now, during the campaign Paul makes several mistakes costing many people their lives. Now that he has control of an entire galaxy what will his mistakes as a god king cost humanity as a whole.