A hero does something for the greater good of mankind. A hero is courageous and brave in any situation. Beowulf and Irena Sendler a social worker who smuggled over 2,500 Jewish out of harms way put their lives on the line to protect their mankind. While each warriors have their differences both believe in courage and triumphing over evil.…
Dally Winston is meaner, colder and tougher member of the greasers. Ponyboy describes him as ‘towheaded and shifty-eyed, Dally was anything but handsome. Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance of the world.’…
One of the quotes in the book 1984 was: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” The party slogan appeared twice in the book, once in Book One, Chapter III, when Winston was thinking about party’s control and history. The quote also appeared once in Book Three, Chapter II, when Winston talked to O’Brien about nature of the past when he was a prisoner in the Ministry of Love. It is significant to the book because the quote portrays the totalitarian government. Having control of the past secures control of the future and if the past was perfect, citizens would try to maintain that glorious past. Likewise, the Party had control of the present. For example, every history book praised Party ideology,…
So to all this how is Winston a hero, or not a hero? Winston…
1983. From a novel or play of literary merit, select an important character who is a villain. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the nature of the character 's villainy and show how it enhances meaning in the work. Do not merely summarize the prompt.…
At the beginning of the book Winston was a thought criminal and nothing more and he later evolves into a full-fledged rebel, joining the “infamous” Brotherhood. Winston was an extremely annoying character from the very start. His decisions and actions were extremely irrational and I was not able to connect with his character throughout the novel. Winston had accepted that he would die to the hands of the Party as soon as he thought about writing in his diary. As readers we can only assume that Winston felt differently about Big Brother than most of the Party members, and this made him feel alone and vulnerable. This causes him to trust just about anyone who does not literally tell him they are part of the Thought Police. He feels he can trust O’Brien without any proof, he trusts Julia’s note to him and meets up with her knowing full well that she could be a spy for the Thought Police and finally he trusts Mr. Charrington because his old age makes him appear fragile and helpless. Winston was an annoying character because he never hoped to accomplish anything. There was no goal in his mind, and no intention of creating one either.…
Everyone has different opinions but mine would be that he is a hero. There are many valid reasons why he could not be considered a hero but these reasons in my opinion do not dismiss any of his heroism I have come across.…
Winston made a very unwise decision: having an affair with Julia, which impacted the rest of his life. The Party was very anti-sex oriented and Winston’s encounter with Julia contradicted the expectations of society.…
A hero is a genuine soul. He or she is always willing to risk his or her life for the safety of another. He or she has a need for things to be right in the world, but evil will always return. A hero she also possesses some extraordinary power or gift that a normal human being does not. It is very interesting when Gilgamesh is compared with Enkidu. It is easy to tell at the beginning of the story that Enkidu is going to be a hero. It takes a little bit longer for the reader to warm up to the idea of Gilgamesh becoming a hero.…
What is a hero? A hero to me is a person who is brave, has a bunch of courage and knows right from wrong. You don’t have to have a mask or a suit to be a hero. A hero is willing to help a person at anytime. A hero can kill their enemy with kindness. For an example I believe Jackie Robinson is an incredible, life changing hero. He had been the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. He had played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. They played him and they had ended racial segregation.…
Winston is human. With no help, mortal or otherwise, and no special characteristics, can readers really expect him to be spectacular? Maybe he was not meant to be anyone's savior—maybe he was not hero at all, but that does not make him less admirable. There is admirability in his questioning and in his desire to be happy. He is still emulatble and one can learn from his mistakes. He shows readers that not all misfortune can be resolved, and if everyone is expected to be a hero, is anyone…
A hero is a person or who, in the opinions of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is as a model or ideal. In Lois Lowry the book “The Giver”, Jonas goes on an archetypal hero’s journey through both positive and negative experience during his departure, initiation and return in this story I would consider Jonas as a hero because he took on many challenges such as being the receiver of memories. This is a huge job and he took the responsibilities. He rescued Gabe and went through many obstacles to reach his destination in the end. He underwent the harsh training of the job Receiver and survived.…
What is a hero? Many people have different definitions of what a hero can be for example Beowulf. In the story Beowulf, Beowulf the hero is described as a great fighter and a man of tremendous strength. In my opinion a hero is not what the story describes a hero as. my definition of a hero is a good person who does something nice or saves somebody. A hero can also be someone you look up too. The Hollywood's definition of a hero is way different than my definition of a hero their definition of a hero is somebody who saves lives, has supernatural powers and are always protagonist in the stories. Some traits a hero has to make him a hero are they are nice, brave, have powers, caring and are patient. My definition and Hollywood's definition of…
Many of the characters in the novel were heroes but there was one character who was a huge hero. Johnny was a hero in many different ways. Johnny was a nice, loving and caring kid who would do anything for anyone. In the novel it shows because when the soc’s came over and started drowning pony-boy in the fountain, Johnny took a stand to save his friend and so Johnny killed the soc because he didn’t want his friend to die. “I killed him…I killed that boy.” Page 69. Johnny didn’t only save his friends life but also saved the lives of a group of young children. Johnny was very courageous due to saving the lives of young children. He seen the fire at the church and him and pony-boy both rushed to the church. Johnny went straight into the church and he got all those young children out with the help of Pony-boy and Dally.”…You three are the bravest kids I’ve ever seen…” Page 116. Johnny gave his own life away to save those young children because in the end Johnny died but he died a hero.…
A hero to me is not violent, but brave and warm hearted. He was the worlds voice for equality. Martin Luther king was a civil rights activist, and well known for his actions and services. Dr. king has played a major role in the way our country is shaped today. Although king is well known if you have not been inspired by him after you read this, may you be inspired by Martin Luther king’s influential actions.…