Saved On 9/11 Analysis

A true hero is one who finds the courage, willpower, and passion to help others in their character. Once these three characteristics are met, any individual will have the strength in them to endure even the toughest challenges life can throw at them. Welles Crowther certainly had all three aspects of character. As reported by witnesses of Crowther’s actions, and as stated in “Saved on 9/11, by the Man in the Red Bandanna,” “He used it to put out some blazes and assigned a woman, Ling Young, to carry it down the stairs while he carried an injured woman on his back. He led a first group to the 61st floor, then pulled his bandanna over his mouth and told them he was going back up to guide down others. He later joined firefighters who had a tool …show more content…
Although he could have easily left the South Tower without saving anybody but himself, Crowther understood what was the right action to take for the benefit of society, and mustered the courage to keep going. Crowther’s actions didn’t just save the lives of ten people, but had rippling effects on society. In the article, it stated, “Nearly 1,000 people packed the Lafayette Theater, a grand movie palace from the 1920s decorated with a big red bandanna for the evening...Mr. Weiss stood in the theater lobby greeting attendees, many of whom were family and friends of Mr. Crowther as well as local emergency workers...The idea of a mysterious 9/11 rescuer in a red bandanna was a tale that Mr. Weiss decided he had to help spread. ‘While there are filmmakers who look for stories,’ he told the audience Wednesday night, ‘this was a story that found a filmmaker’”(Kilgannon 1-2). The story of heroism of Welles Crowther reached out to many people and can impact their lives. For example, the thousands of people who went to the Lafayette Theater will learn about the courage of Crowther, and they will become more courageous in their life as a result of their education about an everyday hero similar to