Essay on What It Takes to Be a Hero

What does it take to be a hero? It’s a difficult question to answer sometimes because we’ve all got a different idea of a hero. Some might think of Superman or a character from a video game, while others think of a soldier in the army or even their own parents. They all must have something in common, right? In order to find out exactly what it took to be a hero, I decided to analyze some characters and people that I, myself, see as heroes. The first character that comes to my mind when I think of a hero is a character you might know from The Legend of Zelda. Link, the little fairy boy dressed in funny green clothes. I think he makes a good hero because he is courageous in his fight against the evil Ganondorf, as well as his quest to save the princess, Zelda. Unfortunately, I don’t know much more about Link, because he has nearly no dialogue in any of his games. Another character I think of as a hero is a character from a trilogy I read over the summer. Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. Although she is kind of hot-headed, vengeful and deceitful, I think of her are a hero because she has something of a goal to make the world a better place, despite her fear and anger. She battles her way through ‘the game’ not only once, but twice, and maintains a courage fueled by her love for her sister and desire for peace. One of my latest heroes is quite different from the other two. Enter Alex Jensen, a somewhat shady, mysterious and fearless security guard for a bio-modification lab. After being shot in the head during a raid on the lab by some sort of super beings, Alex Jensen embarks on a long winding journey to piece together what has happened and defeat various corporate machines seeking monopoly over technology and life.

This last hero I will write about is far different than those I’ve already written about. He isn’t in any books, movies or video games. He’s real, and he’s my brother. Right now, he’s stationed in North Carolina with his fellow Marines