Maya Angelou's In The Narrative Life Lastly

What Is a Hero? “A hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.” (Maya Angelou) Today, it can be complicated to differentiate the real heroes from the fake heroes. A fake hero may act as if he or she is a hero but doesn't display the characteristics of a hero, which includes bravery, courage and many other things. One way to tell the difference between the two may be to look at his or her actions and attitude. A hero is someone who always helps others in peril, shows great dedication when confronted with a challenge, and doesn't take action for attention but instead humbly does what's right. Firstly, heroes respond selflessly to a crisis in order to help others in trouble. For example, In the Narrative Life
One example is Mulan, a girl in folklore who risks her life to save her father and ends up saving China in the process. Mulan disguised herself as her father and took his place in the imperial army, which is a crime punishable by death, to assure her wounded father would not be able to be injured or possibly killed in war. When Mulan left to take her father's place, her mother exclaimed to Mulan’s father “You must go after her, she could be killed!” Her father reluctantly responded “If I reveal her, she will be.” This shows how Mulan did not think of herself but only thought of the safety of her family and was willing to wager her life for this cause. Another example is Welles R. Crowther. Crowther was a man who worked in the South twin tower when the when the plane crashed into the building and the building came down on 9/11/2001. When the plane first crashed Crowther took action almost immediately. He ordered people who could still walk to help others who could not and carry them down the stairs. Once the group of people were united with other firefighters, Crowther proceeded to go back up the stairs to rescue more people. When the building collapsed Crowther was in it, trying to help other people get to safety. He died trying to help those people and when his family discovered this, they were devastated. His father, Jefferson Crowther, said “No greater love hath one than to lay down his life for his fellow man.” His father explains in this quote how Crowther did not even think about how he might get injured but only thought of the other people around him. That courageous way of thinking saved up to 12 people’s lives. These people did not think twice about the safety of themselves, but only took action to assure a change would occur because of their