Analysis Of What Makes A Hero, By Dr. Alex Lickerman

In the article “What Makes a Hero,” Dr. Alex Lickerman argues that what makes a hero is “the willingness to make personal sacrifice for the benefit of others.” In the novel “ To Kill a Mockingbird” there are some characters that can be considered heros. Atticus can be labeled as a hero because he sacrificed more than others to help people in need. Dr. Lickerman thinks that people become heroes by the consent to personally sacrifice to help others. Dr Lickerman has a patient who has many different medical problems and believes that he is a hero. “What makes him a hero is that fifteen years ago, before he got sick, he donated one of his kidneys to his brother who had AIDS. “ Dr Lickerman thinks that this patient is a