Heroes Robert Cormier Character Analysis

Francis demonstrates he is a hero through his words,thoughts,and actions, in the book,Heros,by Robert Cormier. Francis demonstrates through his actions he is a hero because he enlists in the army even though he is too young.The reason he is a hero for enlisting is because his country needed help and they can run out of 18-year olds fast.Furthermore,francis has demonstrated he will give up everything to protect and serve his country from the Japaneses.For example,francis saves his comrades from a grenade,”You saved your patrol. You fell on that grenade…”(Cormier 113).The reason why francis is a hero for jumping on a grenade is because he saves his fellow comrades next to the grenade.If francis never jumped on the grenade