Francis In 'A Great Man, Bob Riley's Heroes'

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Heroes Essay

A great man, Bob Riley once said,“Hard times don't create heroes. It is the hard times that the ‘hero’ is revealed to us.” This quote is not only true about most heroes but it reveals the hero within, such as Francis is the book Heroes. Francis is not only a hero but partially a anti hero. Francis makes many bad decisions in this book, from attempting to kill Larry or being foolish enough to attempt suicide. However Francis has many more actions toward being a hero in this story.

Francis is indeed a hero for many reasons, this is mostly shown by his actions of thinking of other people instead of himself or thinking of himself and ending up saving someone. The only real reason Francis ever went to the war is because Nicole

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