Beowulf’s courage was shown time and time again. From the battles with the stealthy Grendel and his vengeful mother, to his final moments battling the …show more content…
An average parent is selfless when it comes to their children. A person dropping change in a Salvation Army bucket Christmas shopping is displaying an act of selflessness. Then again, Beowulf fighting those monsters and expecting nothing in return is an act of selflessness. This proves you don't need to be in a book or be well known to be a hero you just need to have selflessness. Truly the definition of hero is a matter of perspective and isn't an absolute title.
Courage, leadership, and selflessness are skills we all attribute to image of the ideal hero. Beowulf is one of the earliest accounts of a legendary hero in the Western World. While the tools of the hero trade along with what that hero may look like has changed throughout time the basic characteristics have not. Looking it in the face, it is hard to see the likenesses between people like Martin Luther. King Jr., George Washington and Beowulf. Delve deeper and you'll see that not just them but all heroes share the traits that we all consider the makeup of a