“I was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.” -S. E. Hinton. The Outsiders was a big deal back in the ‘60s because it started teen-realistic fiction. This book demonstrated heaps of true heroism in many of the characters. A hero, in my opinion, shows responsibility, bravery, and sacrifice. Johnny Cade most suits my definition of
Words: 536 - Pages: 3
What makes an everyday person a hero? In Anthem, a novella by Ayn Rand, the main character is viewed as an epic hero. Equality 7-2521 shows that he is capable of doing great deeds, he is humble, and that he stands for good. Equality could be viewed as a normal person in his society and he could also be viewed as a hero by people who know his story or know what he did. Equality shows that he is very humble. When he was still in school, he was the smartest one but he did not brag or boast about it
Words: 411 - Pages: 2
The definition of a hero to is anyone that has a lot of bravery to stand up not just for himself but, thinks less about himself and more about others. I don’t think that Scrooge from A Christmas Carol fits the definition of hero to me. Scrooge is a greedy, selfish, and unthankful man. Here are some of the reasons why I don’t think Scrooge meets up to the meaning of a hero. “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends” ~ J.K. Rowling. This
Words: 426 - Pages: 2
Chivalry is a religious, moral, and social code that knights followed; the qualities that an ideal knight was expected to have, such as honor, courage, justice, courtesy, and respectfulness. Temptation is an action/thing that attracts someone to do something usually wrong/unwise. These two collide in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to show just how far the high and mighty Gawain could fall. Gawain is the epitome of knighthood; humble, respectful, handsome, and courteous. He is, in a sense, perfect
Words: 1107 - Pages: 5
In the myth Egil's Saga Chapter Five, King Harold wants old man Kveldulf to fight for him because he believes that Kveldulf is powerful and brave. Kveldulf says that he is not fit for war and doesn't want to be apart of it. The messengers then offer for his son Grim to fight for the king instead, but Grim doesn't want to because he has an alliance with his father. The messengers return to King Harold with news. The king doesn't want to have to fight Kveldulf, so Aulvir Hnuf goes and talks to Kveldulf
Words: 643 - Pages: 3
Percy jackson and carter kane By: Tim clay The lives of Percy and carter are not normal. They are very different from normal mortals (Humans). They fight monsters, demons, titans (Are stronger evil gods), and gods. Percy jackson from the percy jackson series, by rick riordan and carter kane from the kane series by rick riordan, I think that they are both brave because they fight evil and they save the world. Percy jackson and carter kane are brave. My First reason is that they are brave because
Words: 297 - Pages: 2
Seth, also known as Set and Suetekh, was the Egyptian god of war, chaos and storms. His name is usually translated as "instigator of confusion" and "destroyer". Seth was associated with disorder, desert and drought. The Egyptians associated Seth with the planet Mercury and associated him with the color red. Egyptians reviled people with red skin and, sometimes, killed any animal with containing any red fur. Seth is one of the first five gods created by the union of Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). The
Words: 564 - Pages: 3
However, the fighting that had taken once place between combatants became pure slaughter. In a swarming sea of half-naked, blood-frenzied barbarians, a hundred deep in every direction, Joth kept Rinka at arm’s length, intent on keeping her safe near Arminius and the barricades, and within sight of Varus and the last pocket of Roman resistance. Having suffered a wound in one of the ceaseless attacks, the governor and the last of his officers sought refuge behind a few overturned oxcarts. It was similar
Words: 1771 - Pages: 8
“Stay your hand, knave! Drop your sword, and take off your robe.” Shouted Ivar. “Why should I? What could you do against me?” Croaked the man “Because, last time I checked, a húskarl's axe is sharper than anyone's neck.” The two guards jumped from the shadows and disarmed the man. His sword bounced off the ground as they ripped his cloak off. “You are too late, Hathgard. I'm the king now, and I have no purpose for swine like yourself. You do not even deserve to be called Hathgard; there
Words: 1415 - Pages: 6
The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane, is a novel about a boy in the Civil War who matures and realizes the definition of true courage. Courage comes from the ability to be willing to sacrifice one’s life for a good humanitarian cause. This is clearly manifested in many points in this story. For example, in the beginning of the book, Henry, the main character is looking for a person to admit that they are scared and might run from the battlefield, because he is afraid that he might. He questions
Words: 676 - Pages: 3
