Why Beowulf Is A Hero

Beowulf was the main character in the story Beowulf. Beowulf was described as big, strong, and independent. A lot of heroic events happened. Beowulf always put other people before himself and did a lot of stuff most people can’t do on a daily basis. Beowulf was a great hero and did things that no one else could do. Even when he was so old, he still managed to take down the biggest monster with his bare hands.
In the story Beowulf, there was a lot of events that happened. Beowulf helped the people of Herot. One of the events that happened, Beowulf killed Grendel and that wasn't even for his people. Beowulf went out of his way and saved them, that just who Beowulf is. A lot of people have argued about Beowulf being a hero or not. Beowulf risked his own life to protect the danes. He was the only one strong enough to kill Grendel and to take him down. Not only did he kill Grendel but killed Grendel’s mother too. Being a hero is saving one other, standing up for other people and having confidence. Beowulf showed all the signs of being a hero. If it wasn’t for Beowulf,
Beowulf could of left Brecca stranded in the middle of the ocean to die but he didn’t. Beowulf stayed next to him the whole time and still killed off all the monsters on the way. Everyone thought that Brecca was so good but really Beowulf was better. Beowulf didn’t care about what everyone thought and he just went with it. Beowulf showed true friendship and didn’t swim off to leave him to die and suffer. Beowulf was always on the move and liked doing what he did. Beowulf was a good leader and showed bravery. Even when he was old, he still was killing off monsters like it was nothing. He had strength that nobody ever had. Being a hero is a great thing to be. You feel good about yourself and saving people's lives. He volunteered to kill grendel and even got a souvenir from him. He took down monsters like it was