The readers sit in the tiny room, in their seats obediently waiting for the teacher to come into the class and pick up the book with the shimmering golden title. Legend. She opens to Days chapter where they left off and the class falls silent. Day and Tess are friends, but like the state knows Days a wanted criminal. Days brother gets ill with a new version of the plague and he needs to find a cure. While breaking in the hospital, Day supposedly killed a young commander Metias and now, the commanders younger sister June is trying to kill him until they uncover the gruesome truth. Day is the hero in the dystopian novel Legend by Marie Lu. All teenagers should read this novel. Day is the hero because he makes sacrifices for his family, and …show more content…
I am proving that Day is the hero and that he helps others. In this scene Day is giving gifts to his family. "...hold up a used pair of goggles... 'For John. An early birthday gift.'"(Lu pg. 6) This proves that Day is the hero because he is helping his family by giving them supplies. He is risking his life for the sake of his family even though only his older brother John knows he exists. In this scene Day and John are captured and Day is fulfilling his wish. “'When you stand out there,' John continues in a hoarse voice, 'keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to you.' 'I won't.' 'Make them work for it. Punch someone if you have to.' John gives me a sad, crooked smile. 'You're a scary kid. So scare them. Okay? All the way until the end.' For the first time in a long time, I feel like a little brother. I have to swallow hard to keep my eyes dry. 'Okay,' I whisper." (Lu pg. 256) This proves that Day is the hero because he is doing what his family is telling him in his last dying moments. Overall Day shows that he helps people in need. Day is the hero because he saves people who need help. In this scene Day is helping June who is trying to kill him. …show more content…
I look to see a boy holding out his hand to me... 'Come on,' he urges. I take his hand." (Lu pg. 105) This proves that Day is the hero because he is helping someone he doesn't know yet just so they won't die. In this scene Day is being brave and standing up to Thomas. “Ms. Iparis told me about what you did to her on the streets. How dare you force yourself onto someone of her rank." Ah.Here is what's really bothering him-I guess he found out about the kiss. I can't help grinning, even though my face screams in pain. "Awww. Is that what's got you down? I've seen the way you look at her.You want her bad, yeah? Is that something you're also trying to earn your way up to, trot? Hate to burst your bubble, but I didn't force her into anything." A deep scarlet rage flashes across his face. "She's looking forward to your execution,Mr. Wing. I can guarantee you that."
The hero is usually the character who fulfills a necessary task and who will restore justice to a community. In some ways Christopher Boone a 15-year-old boy with Asperger’s does restore justice to a community by finding out who killed Wellington. Wellington was Mrs. Shears’ dog. He was found dead with a garden fork through his body. Christopher is more of a hero for proving that just because he has Asperger’s it does not mean he can’t do what others can. During the book
The hero is someone who saves us from something bad. In The Outsiders By S.E Hinton the heros are Dally,Johnny,and Ponyboy. What happened in the book was in the beginning of the book Johnny was Dallyś favorite because Johnny was very nice and also johnny had died a hero because he saved kids from a burning church. Dally showed his anger about johnny dieng check for spelling and Ponyboy was sad but he didn't want to show his anger. At the end Dally dies because he robbed a store and the cops were looking and chasing after him but instead Dally decided to die and kill himself. Johnny,Dally,and Ponyboys are heroes because they did their best to save people.
The term “hero” has many different interpretations for different individuals. In his speech “Heroes”, Tim O’Brien tells his audience how he views a hero and redefines the often dramatized term. He defines a hero as one who knows what a person needs and is willing to give that to them without question. O’Brien accomplishes sharing his argument of what a hero is through the use of appealing to Kairos, diction and syntax.
Being a hero does not always mean wearing capes and fighting villains during the dark hours of the night, it means so much more as Susanna Barlow, in the article “Understanding the Hero Archetype”, explains. In the novel Sleeping Freshman Never Lie by David Lubar and in the movie The Wizard of Oz, Scott and Dorothy fall upon two incredible journeys to becoming true heroes. Throughout their remarkable journeys, Scott Hudson and Dorothy Gale experience similar difficulties, obstacles, lessons, and characteristics. These experiences demonstrate how the obstacles and lessons they suffer through teach both characters very important lessons in becoming a hero. Being a true hero requires kindness, generosity, strength,
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of
Darry is a hero because he gave up his dreams to care for his brothers. He gave up his school scholarship, he has lots of responsibilities for his age, and he also works two jobs to be able to support his family. In chapter 1, it said that Darry has two jobs and didn't have enough money to go to college, if he were to go to college he would still be in school and gotten his scholarship but his brothers would be in a boys home or a foster house and would be separated. In chapter 3, it said that Darry's parents past away, since his parents are dead he has a lot of responsibility such as feeding him and his brothers, working to get paid to support him and his brothers, and needs to protect them from any threats. In chapter 1, it said he worked two jobs which means that he is spending most of his days working instead of getting his scholarship, which is really big because
The realistic heroes today do actions that are beneficial to the world, today. Realistic heroes can do the noble actions any day. There could be a surgeon somewhere, saving somebody’s life, today. Even a civilian who may perceive an elderly woman being robbed by a thief, congregate his friends, marches over to the thief, and accosts him. This type of action could have happened yesterday, could happen today, or maybe tomorrow, and it can be news the next day. The realistic heroes today’s magnificent deeds could have occurred yesterday, today, or
This shows Dally is a hero because he covered for his friend, “‘They was gettin' him for breakin' out the windows in the school building, and it was Two-Bit who did that. And Dally knew it.’” Dally didn’t want Two-Bit to get in trouble, so he took the blame for it instead. This demonstrates that Dally sacrificed himself to keep his friend out of trouble, “’But he just took the sentence without battin' an eye or even denyin' it.’” Dally covered for his friend Two-Bit because he cares about him. Dally’s personal sacrifice makes him a hero because he put someone else before
Throughout the journey of the novel, we experience the obstacles of David Strorm and how he heroically faces his obstacles by being trustworthy, courageous, and caring. A man that defeats the villain and saves the world could also be a hero. However, the real hero is when he/she overcomes their obstacles with courage, being trustworthy, and showing that you care for people who are really close to
Introduction: Daniel "Day" Altan Wing - Day was born in the slums of the Republic. He is a criminal and is recognized for Metias's murder. He is trying to run away from the Republic trying not to get caught. Scored a perfect 1500 on his Trial. June Iparis - June is a prodigy who is in love with Day.
Throughout the vast world of literature, heroes can be found in various forms. In most cases when people picture a hero, they picture someone with super powers and abilities but that isn’t always the case. A hero is someone who is brave and who isn’t afraid to step out of the social norm, someone who will do the hard thing knowing that it is the right thing whether or not they have to stand alone in doing so. Although they are fighting for different things or beliefs, Juror Eight, Odysseus, and Atticus Finch all exhibit what could be described as heroic traits, each in their own way.
Heroes are not always people who lead marches or do things for their country. For example policemen, firefighters, nurses, lifeguards etc. are heroes everyday because they take the time to save lives. When they’re going through a challenge or trying to overcome a conflict they always have courage. These people risk their own life to save someone else’s. To be more specific Dr. Ginger Holt from Dallas had saved a little boy’s leg. She was confident and determined to finding out what went wrong in the boy’s leg and went through many procedures looking at the tests.
There were another person who was trying to pass the life-line to the people also shows the moral courage, because people know that life is valuable. He is a hero, because he passing the life-line to other people but ignored
Everyday heroes are people that do little things to benefit other people or the community. We think that Mrs.Edmundson and Mrs.Hicks, the counselors at our school, are great examples of an everyday hero. Mrs.Edmundson created the Reach Team which is a program that allows kids in middle school the opportunity to Reach out to their community and interact with other people of varying ages. After Mrs.Edmundson created this amazing program Mrs.Hicks volunteered her time to help develop and make the Team better.
Today I want to tell you a little bit about how we define what a hero is , what it takes to be a hero, and how you and I can help refresh the effects of heroisme.