Who Is An Amanda A Hero

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Amanda was caring deeply which should make her a hero. I will compare and contrast between Amanda and Tom and their behaving if it makes them heroic. Amanda is a woman that seems to be a drama-queen in the whole play. No matter what she does, she always have to exaggerate it and make it a scene. However, her intentions were never bad. She always wanted good things for her son and daughter which makes her heroic as a mother. For Laura, she wanted to get her education for her to get a job without thinking her disability. Amanda wanted to make sure that Laura lives a wealthy life with one or other way: she finds good education and then a good job or a wealthy husband. Because of Laura’s shyness, they didn't have as many as “gentleman callers” that Amanda would like to have. So, she finds the solution of asking to Tom “Find out one that’s clean living—doesn’t drink and ask him out for sister!” Amanda is heroic enough to ask help from his son to help a solution that she thinks she has a problem of. In contrast, Tom finds the solution to avoid it by going to the movie theaters every night. I don't imply …show more content…

Instead of going to the university, she was walking around in the park or in the museum. Amanda was paying a lot of money to get her a good education and a good wealthy life, that was her plan, but all Laura wanted was a quite settled life that has no struggles. Amanda expressed herself as “I didn't have strength to go to the D.A.R. In fact, I didn't have the courage! I wanted to find a hole in the grind and hide myself in it forever!” As I mentioned early, she is a bit drama queen. Compared to Tom’s attitude Amanda seems more reasonable than him. Tom does not do anything with the problem. In addition, he had an argument with her mother because his attitude toward family was not acceptable. He was coming home drunk at midnight most of the

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