SDL_Surface *load_image( std::string filename )
{
    //The image that's loaded
    SDL_Surface* loadedImage = NULL;

    //The optimized image that will be used
    SDL_Surface* optimizedImage = NULL;

    //Load the image
    loadedImage = IMG_Load( filename.c_str() );

    //Return the optimized image
    return loadedImage;			


if( x >= 564 && x <= 767 && y >= 213 && y <= 245 )
{
				image = load_image("\Homescreen\Start Game.png");
				apply_surface(0,0,image,screen);
				SDL_Flip(screen);
			}

Line 1: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '*' token
compilation terminated due to -Wfatal-errors.