Are Heroes Born or Made?
“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes
”What is a hero? Is a hero someone who flies around wearing a red cape and blue tights? Is a hero someone in comic books who always fights the bad guys? Or is a hero an ordinary person who just does what they can to help others. Well in my opinion a hero is anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is a person who is able to help another in various ways. A person can become a hero by saving someone who is in danger. A hero can help others and give them strength to go on through life’s difficulties. A hero can be someone who gave up his or her life so another could live. A hero can be anyone; they can be the girl next door or the strange man across the street. But how do these “heroes” become this way are they born with their so called powers or are they made into heroes by those surrounding them?
One of the main heroes in the book The Outsiders in my opinion is Johnny Cade. Johnny is brought up by his father who does not appreciate him, does not pay attention to him and barley notices that he is around. Not helping Johnny’s appearance is the fact that he was apart of a group called the Greasers. The Greasers were known as, doggy, naughty and rough. And this did not attract many people to Johnny, however Johnny was able to live with it and I personally think it helped him become a better man. There are many reasons of why I think Johnny is a hero but one of them is because the book talks about Johnny being a pet to the group and a person that they all liked. I believe this is saying that Johnny must have had done something special to receive the groups trust and loyalty. And that is one thing that heroes also receive from those who are around them. However being a good friend isn’t the only heroic trait that was shown by Johnny. But he did show it a few times. For instance another character in The Outsiders called Ponyboy was walking
Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes
”What is a hero? Is a hero someone who flies around wearing a red cape and blue tights? Is a hero someone in comic books who always fights the bad guys? Or is a hero an ordinary person who just does what they can to help others. Well in my opinion a hero is anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is a person who is able to help another in various ways. A person can become a hero by saving someone who is in danger. A hero can help others and give them strength to go on through life’s difficulties. A hero can be someone who gave up his or her life so another could live. A hero can be anyone; they can be the girl next door or the strange man across the street. But how do these “heroes” become this way are they born with their so called powers or are they made into heroes by those surrounding them?
One of the main heroes in the book The Outsiders in my opinion is Johnny Cade. Johnny is brought up by his father who does not appreciate him, does not pay attention to him and barley notices that he is around. Not helping Johnny’s appearance is the fact that he was apart of a group called the Greasers. The Greasers were known as, doggy, naughty and rough. And this did not attract many people to Johnny, however Johnny was able to live with it and I personally think it helped him become a better man. There are many reasons of why I think Johnny is a hero but one of them is because the book talks about Johnny being a pet to the group and a person that they all liked. I believe this is saying that Johnny must have had done something special to receive the groups trust and loyalty. And that is one thing that heroes also receive from those who are around them. However being a good friend isn’t the only heroic trait that was shown by Johnny. But he did show it a few times. For instance another character in The Outsiders called Ponyboy was walking