Batman Definition Of Hero Essay

Superman. Batman. Spider Man. When younger kids think of the word "hero", these are the words that come to mind. However, my definition of hero is much broader than a few superheroes- my definition of a hero is anyone who makes a large, positive impact on one's life, or is an exemplar to others. This definition is probably different than many others, as an abundant amount of people associate courage and just courage with heroes, but as you can tell from my definition, I do not. When it comes to the word "hero", however, I believe it all narrows down to one's perspective. For example, by being someone's good friend, you can be a hero to them. That same person might not really impact someone else's life, and from that person's point of view, that same person who is a hero to

Before I explain, I would just like to say that this story is pro-Greaser, anti-Soc. In other words, this story casts a bad light on the Socs, and convey the Greasers to be the "good guys". I'm sure if this book was written to convey the Socs as the "good guys", it could be done, and everyone would be sitting here writing about why Bob is a hero. Anyway, I believe Ponyboy is a hero because first of all, he makes a positive impact on all the Greasers lives, expect for Steve's, who dislikes him. Even Dally cares about him, which is seen when Dally goes out of his way to help him and Johnny. Darry is also seen to care about him as well, which is seen when Darry is in tears begging Ponyboy for forgiveness, which is a momentous as Darry didn't even cry at his parents' funeral. The more obvious or stereotypical action of a hero that Ponyboy executes is when he saves the children from the burning church. Jerry Wood told Ponyboy to stay back, but Ponyboy knew he had to help and assist these children, and took it upon himself to save these children, which is very