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True Heroes In The Odyssey

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A hero is someone who puts others before themselves and never gives up. They can be an ordinary person, but it is their actions that make them true heroes. Heroes are people that make the largest impact in a person’s life and has influenced their life to be better. Heroism can be sticking up for others or putting others before yourself. A big thing that heroes do is helping others not for the benefit of themselves and coming up with clever ideas to get past their challenges. For example, In The Odyssey, Odysseus tells the Cyclops that his “name is Nobody”(SB 36) to trick the Cyclops when Odysseus stabs his eye and gets him to say, “Nobody, my friends, is trying to kill me by violence or treachery,”(SB 37) when his friends came rushing over. However, they had to stab the cyclops eye because they were trying to escape the cave. In addition, even though Odysseus was trapped in a cave with a cyclop, he figures out ways to outsmart and escape. Not only that, Odysseus was trying to protect his soldiers from the cyclops so he came up with a plan. Also, Ana, a mom fighting cancer, got letters from her family about her being a hero to them. They think that “she fights against nature itself not only for herself, …show more content…

Just like in Mulan, a girl who pretends to be a boy and became a soldier, showed how she didn’t give up when times got tough. She stayed strong and positive even with many challenges she faced and overcame her many imperfections and flaws. In addition, in October Sky, Homer, who is a boy that loved rockets, had to overcome many obstacles. However, he showed selflessness by dropping out of school after his father gets hurt so he can help support his family. Not only that, by doing this, it still let his older brother keep his football scholarship. Many challenges hold us back but when we overcome them, we are left with a greater prize which is making ourselves a better

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