Forging a Hero.

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An idolized ordinary person who tries the best to make a difference in this world is considered a hero. They are idealized for their courage, outstanding achievements, and noble qualities. Today, heroes lie truly in the beliefs of one. To one, a hero can be an ordinary human to another this man or woman means the world to them, and is truly admirable for every little thing they do. Heroes are seen differently whether fiction or non-fiction, but either a real or fake hero, that hero will stay in one’s heart as a person that has changed something about someone significantly. In the stories “Ranch Girl” by Maile Meloy, “The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich and “The Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, heroes are seen from three different perspectives that give a simple word hero into three different definitions that show different heroes in the world. These three stories show a different meaning to the word hero showing a true and deep meaning about the word hero. Through these three stories, a hero is seen as a soldier fighting for freedom, a courageous person fighting for what he thinks is right or even as a regular father fighting for his son’s education, a hero is a person looking to make that slight difference to change the outcome.
To be able to understand heroes correctly, distinguishing the real heroes from the forged is a must. In the story “The Red Convertible” by Louise Erdrich one sees the common view of a hero. Lyman, one of the main characters in Erdrich’s story, is a regular guy that lives on a reservation. Through his words, readers see how Lyman misses the friendship of his closest brother, Henry. Lyman writes that he and his brother spent countless hours with the Red Convertible and after he came back from the mi...

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...ows what a true hero can be from one’s true heart. Alexie sees his father as the hero he wants to be and truly idolizes him to beyond thought and gets the will and power to learn to read all by himself. Father figures can have a true impact on their kids, and shown here that a true hero can be anyone even if it is one’s own blood.
Throughout life, one decides who is considered a hero. The choosing of a hero can be anywhere from a fireman, police officer or even the ordinary mailman. Either way a hero is someone looking to make a difference in this world. Through “The Red Convertible”, “The Ranch Girl, and “Superman and Me”, three different perspectives of heroes are seen. Heroes are chosen through beliefs of the people, but this can vary on opinions by different perspectives. Heroes are decided by the people, and in the end that hero will be there to save the day.

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