Role Of Heroism In A Thousand Splendid Suns

World Literature
Essay 4
05-02-12
Heroism A hero is someone who lives their life not to please others, but lives in such a fashion that they can die knowing that everything they said or did was based on what their heart desired. There are three characters in this sections reading that apply to this definition of a hero. From “A Thousand Splendid Suns” Mariam and Laila are both heroes and from “Hamlet,” and Hamlet is the third hero according to this definition of a hero. In the book “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” there are two characters that fit the role as hero in my eyes. The first character from this story is Mariam. Mariam is an extremely hard workingwoman who as assumed her role in society. The role in this society that her and many
After choosing to protect the one she loves and murders Rasheed she does the heroic thing and accepts the fact that she murdered someone and assumes the responsibility for her actions. When her best friend trys to persuade her to come with her, running away, Mariam responds with “For me it ends here. There’s nothing more I want. Everything I’d ever wished for as a little girl you’ve already given me. You and your children have made me so very happy. It’s all right, Laila jo. This is all right. Don’t be sad.” These words define the hero she is, she did what she believed in and she protected the ones she loved. The second character in this plot that shows personality traits of being a hero, as defined earlier is, Laila. Laila was just as much of a hero in this story as, her role model, Mariam was. Laila stood up for what she believed in this novel like no other. Laila shows traits that I would also like to point out, she fights for what she believes in, she respects the ones she loves, but she does lie to protect herself, which is important to defining a hero. Hero’s can be precieved as this perfect human being with no flaws but no one can actually make it through an
In this play, Hamlet is faced with extremely hard situations to cope with. The play basically opens with him losing his father and his uncle marrying his mom. For a young boy to have to cope with this turn of events shows a great deal in its self. After Hamlet speaks with the ghost of his father, he is faced with the request of his father to avenge his death. After all that he is faced with Hamlet has to juggle the fact that his uncle murdered his father and his mother married him shortly there-after and his friends not being able to know about the real way his father died can take an extreme toll on his sanity. After all this being said and took in consideration, Hamlet makes a mistake and kills Polonius thinking he was Claudius. At the duel between Hamlet and Laertes Hamlet says something that shows the meaning of a hero, “Hamlet agrees to fight, saying that “all’s ill here about my heart,” but that one must be ready for death, since it will come no matter what one does.” This quote shows that no matter what happens in the proceeding moments Hamlet is doing something that his heart desires, and something he feels right. It doesn’t always have to be the right thing being done, but something makes you a hero to yourself. Hamlet also displays traits showing the thought of a hero; when before the duel