“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” Christopher Reeves. A hero is not just some story book character who saves a damsel in distressed. They can be everyday heroes. A mom fighting cancer but keeps a smile on her face for her family, a young girl trying to bring honor to her family by becoming a warrior.
In Mulan the movie an everyday Chinese woman on her way to find her husband brings dishonor to her family. When Mulans father is called to fight in the war for china, Mulan speaks out for her father not to leave, this is prohibited in China for women to speak out in public. Mulan takes her father’s place and sneaks out in the middle of the night in disguise. Mulan is named a hero after saving the emperor and China. Mulan is an everyday woman who is named a hero and brought honor to her family after fighting in the war.
In the story an everyday hero Anna an ordinary mom struggles through life with cancer, but she keeps a positive attitude for her husband and children. Even though she has cancer and has to go through chemo therapy she keeps a smile on her face. When someone asks her how she’s doing she replies I’m okay. “You make everyone feel that things are going to be okay. I admire how you react when people ask the question, how are you doing, you don’t talk about the difficulty breathing, the chemo therapy that makes you feel worse than the cancer does invariably, and you muster a smile and say I’m doing ok.” (SB 50) Anna takes time and does things for her kids even though the pain she goes through night and day. She’s a hero to her husband and kids every single day.
A hero is not just a prince saving a princess or a warrior fighting in a war. A hero does not need to have super powers or a side kick to be a hero. A hero is simply an ordinary person who uses there time to save people in need. In the movie Batman begins Bruce Wayne is an everyday hero because he uses his money and time to save people and put villains in their place.
Hero’s don’t have to be in a movie or a story, they are in everyday real life too. A doctor uses there time to save people’s lives. Firefighters put out fires and rescue people who need help. These are just a few everyday hero’s in our world that today’s children hope to grow up and be. Hero’s don’t have to be men or a prince or even a princess. There are many people around us today that are ordinary people that someone sees as a hero.