Heroism
Heroism is defined on google as, "great bravery." I like how broad that definition is because I think that heroism has many different definitions and possible interpretations. Being a hero for society takes courage and determination. You have to be able to make a change, something that doesn't come easy, and that helps the public. Everyone, however, can be someone else's hero by just being themselves and that's the best part about heroism.
This website discusses how heroism has evolved over time. The current definition may differ from that of the ancient egyptians, or greek, but heroes and heroism have existed for seemingly forever:
http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/qualifications-for-heroism-changed
In The Help there are multiple characters that demonstrate heroism. Aibileen shows heroism while taking care of and raising Mae Molby. All she had to do was be herself but for that child she was a hero. Minnie demonstrates heroism with the pie that she made. It took a lot of courage for her to do what she did and she did it because she felt like it was the right thing to do. Even if it was not morally correct she felt like it had to be done out of equality and that's heroism. Skeeter is the last character that clearly shows heroism and her's is the most impressive. Skeeter makes a decision that she knows contradicts some of the most important ideals of of her friends and peers. She does what she thinks is the right thing to do even though it was not easy.
Barack Obama is known as a hero to people all across the world for being the first African American president. He had the courage to do what no one else had ever done even though people told him that he would not be able to.
I really like how you used a broad definition for heroism, I agree with you that anyone can be a hero just by being themselves. I think it's good that you found many different characters from the book that could be heroes instead of just one because there are many different heroes and they are all important. Using Obama as an example was also good because it brings in a real life hero that people can relate to and understand. It was a little short but besides that I really liked it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great blog post, I Like how you give the google definition of Heroism stating that its broad yet effective and then go into your own intreptation of heroism. You make some pretty good connections through out the post and use multiple characters in the book to fit your description of heroism. I also liked how you used a modern day example of a hero (Obama) and accompanied a kick ass photo along with it. Good job.
ReplyDeleteYou gave many different examples of definitions of heroism, which was very good. The broad definition that you used for heroism at the beginning was a great way to start your blog post off. You incorporated outsides sources, examples from the book (of which I agree with them all), and you even shared a modern day example of a hero. I especially like how you said anyone can be anyone's hero because that is very true. There may be set definitions, but everyone has their own. Doing all of that made your blog post a nice one, good job.
ReplyDeleteStephen, your definition of heroism is very unique and inspiring. "Everyone, however, can be someone else's hero by just being themselves and that's the best part about heroism." I also liked how your blog is set up because it has pictures to go with the text. So far, you are the only one who talked about political hero, Barack Obama, who had been a hero to his race and I certainly think this is a great add-on to connect to the black maids in the help.This blog post might appear to be shorter than the other ones I've read but the idea was there and all of the parts of the essential question was answered so great job!
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