Loyalty is a trait that sets many people back from being heroes. Lieutenant Dunbar was given the task to go to Fort Sedgewick and …show more content…
Dunbar had his own emotional quest throughout the book to understand why he was lead to the Comanche tribe. In the novel Dunbar completes his emotional quest when he is given his Comanche name, “The Lords of the Plains, that's what they were called. And he was one of them. In a fit of reverie he dropped the reins and crossed his arms, laying each hand flat against the breastplate that cover his chest. 'I'm Dances With Wolves,' he cried out, 'I'm Dances With Wolves'” (Blake 230). Dunbar didn't know what the reason was for being with Comanche tribe was until this moment. He realized that he was one with nature and the Earth, just like the Comanche believed. He had the opportunity to look at things in the perspective he wanted and it was how the Comanche view things as well.
Dunbar is the perfect image of a hero. He portrays the traits of a hero and significantly changed the Comanche tribes lives. He showed loyalty when he stayed at his post; he showed bravery when he helped a stranger in need; and he completed his own emotional quest. Dunbar is a hero and Blake shows this very clearly in the