Heroism “Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.” Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn. Heroes can be anyone, heroes don’t put themselves before others, they put others lives before their own. They make sacrifices and hard decisions like choosing the few over the many. Heroes would sacrifice themselves for the lives of others. Heroes don’t always succeed at what they are trying to accomplish. Sometimes they don’t get to save everyone’s life and they would have to deal with that burden for the rest of their life. Heroes also make mistakes and that they would learn from those mistakes, but they will have to struggle with knowing that those mistakes had a bad outcome. …show more content…
Heroes use bravery for strength and smartness. They use that strength and smartness from their bravery against challenges or obstacles in life. Heroes can get their bravery from encouragement from close loved ones or close friends. They could think of their loved ones while going up against a challenge and use that to gain strength while defeating the challenge you were up against. Ordinary people are brave and sometimes using that bravery to become a hero. This could make them a hero because they would use the bravery for when they are being challenged or have to complete a really difficult obstacle or task. They use this bravery to let them know that they would do anything to save anyone, even if that means sacrificing their own life for them. “A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer”- Ralph Waldo …show more content…
Anyone can be a hero just by saving a kitten from a tree or stopping someone from getting bullied, they are heroes for helping them and stopping them from getting hurt physically, mentally, or emotionally. Men, women, children, or animal any age or size doesn’t matter, you can be a hero if you are helping someone that is in desperate need of help or even if they do not need help physically, they might need help mentally or emotionally. Animals can also be heroes because they know when their owner is in danger or in distress. They know if their owner is injured or sick and try their best to make them feel like they are not alone. Animals know when their owner is hurt emotionally or mentally or physically. They sometimes know before their owners are hurt or sick that it is going to happen. “A hero is someone that has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”- Joseph