These heroes are known as the Greasers. Although they have tough lives, they pull through and defend themselves from a vicious gang called the Socs. There are many characters that may be heroes, but there are three that should be admired for their acts of heroism. Heroism can be defined by the acts of Ponyboy, Johnny, and Darry. Although he was quite young to be part of the greaser’s gang, Ponyboy Curtis showed many people that he could have been one of the greatest hero’s in the novel.
The Great Gatsby A hero can be defined as a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. In the novel The Great Gatsby the hero Nick Carraway may not fit the definition of a hero as he does not save a life or show extreme bravery though he is a decent, honest and honorable man who most closely resembles an average human being out of all of the other characters in the novel. This therefore qualifies him as the hero in the novel he is also adversely affected or change by most of the events of the plot. Unlike Nick both the Buchanans and Gatsby are a faced with the fault of death and even that does not change them, they try to hide it or blame others to protect themselves. All of the characters in The Great Gatsby start out with there own dreams and goals, well Gatsby and the Buchanan’s let nothing stand in the way of their dreams and goals, Nick adapts his dreams and goals as the plot unfolds which ensures he is always happy with his choices.
Beowulf is an archetype when it comes to being a fighter; he displays the greatest form of being noble. He shows the ideal actions of a warrior and is the man on which all are based; he sets the bar. With his people being his main priority, his most noble actions are made with them in mind and not the wealth or reward he may
Countless times in “The Crucible” John proctor proves himself to be a selfless man. John Proctor makes up for his mistakes and genuinely feels sorry when he has committed a wrong doing. John Proctor’s actions prove he is a good person because he shows attributes of integrity and selflessness. John Proctor
The characters dialogues where believable and adequately portray by their circumstances. You have the noble hero, motivational muse that keeps the hero alive, the political figures, the villain’s, the comrades, the friend’s. In my opinion the main character, Ender remains the same. Ender is a smart and noble worrier and his biggest conflict throughout the movie is that he wants to defeat the enemy but still feels the necessity to maintain his humanity in the process. Possibly the biggest and only change we see in Ender is that he loses his fears and learns to be a leader and ultimately the noble hero of the story.
I think the narrator is a strong, proud, not easily influenced, and stoic. The many events and experiences when he was so young made him a strong person inside. In this narrative, Sherman Alexie argues the fact that just because people have looked down upon you and judged you your entire life based upon race; it does not mean you cannot do something important with your life. I think the author hopes to get this message across and inspire people of his own race and other races to succeed even though no support is offered. The first audience is the Native American population.
He has been a great leader throughout the Fellowship, before they reached Rivendell and after Gandalf was taken away. After being a great leader and also secretive and trustworthy, Aragorn proves to be the best to bear the ring to Mount Doom. These are only a few traits describing why he would be the best one but these traits can lead him to where he needs to
William Forrester believes himself perfectly fine until he is face to face with society, and has to overcome it. Sean Connery is an amazing actor and doesn’t fail us in ‘Finding Forrester’. He brings William Forrester to life as a man welling with energy despite his nuances. F. Murray Abraham plays the role of Professor Crawford, a bitter man everyday faced with his own failure, and one of the more shallow characters of the movie. The reason is how obvious his jealousy and racism are.
He saved Scouts and even Jem’s life from Bob Ewell and that takes some guts to do. Since you’re the type of person to just stay in your home. He didn’t care at all of others Boo did what he had to do to help the children. And he was very successful in doing so. He was looked upon as a hero even by Atticus and Mr. Tate.
English Literature Essay – The Kite Runner Amir is the one who struggles to master his fatal flaw. He is the hero of the novel. Amir is the hero of the novel as with time he is able to overcome his adversity and find redemption in a land where everything else is broken. Amir’s silence is the epitome of the ultimate crime. “There is only one sin, only one.