Summary Of Zach Harriman In 'Hero'

In Hero by Mike Lupica, Zach Harriman, the main character, is stubborn, courageous, and curious. For instance, after Zach explains his theory behind the plane crash that killed his dad to Kate and she does not believe him, Zach thinks to himself that “As much as Kate Paredes loved being right, she was dead wrong about the crash that killed his dad, and one of these days Zach was going to prove it” (Lupica 72). Although many people, including his best friend Kate, seem to believe that the death of Zach’s dad was an accident, he is unfathomably determined to obtain the truth. Zach’s stubbornness is best represented with the head of a donkey, an animal proverbially associated with stubbornness. Additionally, when he is confronted in Central Park