Chase Miller's Character Analysis

Officer Chase Miller from Granbury was scanning his radio when he heard a dispatcher calling for paramedics for a young boy who had stopped breathing. He knew the location and he was nearby so he responded on his own account. The three-year old had endured a severe seizure and had stopped responding. Officer Miller performed CPR on him, saving his life. Chase Miller is just an everyday police officer, but because he took a stand and did what he didn’t have to do, and he became a hero. A hero is defined as “A person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character” by Dictionary.com. When you look at the story of Beowulf, a geatian warrior, this definition is brought to life. He took a stand for people who could not help themselves, defeating terrifying beasts and saving people who could do nothing but run in fear. The last beast he fought, he died aftewards, but the way people remembered him was not the fact that he died, but the fact that he stood up to the

Beowulf continuously stood up for others; people that he didn’t even know. He was inspired by the stories of the other men who had tried to defeat the monster Grendel, and he decided to make an attempt. When he was fighting the dragon, his courage inspired his comrade Wiglaf and his other men to aid him when he needed it most. Wiglaf saw that his King was losing, and he was inspired to step in. He then inspired the others by saying, “Our glorious king! By almighty God, / I’d rather burn myself than see / Flames swirling around my lord. / And who are we to carry home / Our shields before we’ve slain his enemy / And urs, to run back to our homes with Beowulf / So hard pressed here?” (Beowulf 760-66). Even if you can’t succeed you can inspire others to come after you and accomplish what you attempted. You can still make progress even if you don’t fully complete