Odysseus Is A Hero

Anyone with the right qualities can be a hero. They just have to be brave, strong, and inspiring to others. Nicole Moore is one example of a hero. Odysseus, from Homer’s The Odyssey is also a hero. Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a hero as well. Nicole, Odysseus, and Atticus are courageous people who inspire others to do good.
Nicole Moore is just a regular person, but she is a hero. Having courage means stepping out of your comfort zone, which Nicole has definitely done. When she got accepted to college, she turned down a full scholarship to follow her dreams. She is both physically and mentally strong. She almost died in a car accident where the car flipped over. She went through a few years of physical therapy before she healed completely. She inspires many people
He proves that he is both courageous and strong on many occasions throughout The Odyssey. One example of this is when they are passing the sirens and he tells his crew “you are to tie me up, tight as a splint...and if I shout and beg to be untied, take more turns of the rope to muffle me.” Odysseus was willing to withstand the sirens’ song on his own ,while his crew got earplugs. He protected his crew whenever he got the chance. He kept his promise to Penelope by never giving up on his journey home. This also inspired his crew to continue on the journey.
Atticus Finch, a father and lawyer from a small town, is a hero to many people. He inspires Scout and Jem to always do the right thing because he raised them that way. He once told Scout “I do my best to love everybody.” He never had prejudice towards anybody. He told his kids “there’s nothing more sickening to me than a low-grade white man who’ll take advantage of a negro’s ignorance.” This is why he defended Tom Robinson in court. Although he couldn’t successfully prove Tom innocent, he tried as hard as he could. Atticus was a hero to his own kids, as well as Tom’s family and