A hero is a man noted for courage strength and honor. Heroes exist in many different forms throughout literature. Several heroes studied in class were Beowulf, William Wallace, John Savage, and Vincent Freeman. All of these are considered heroes for different reason through their different journeys. Every journey begins with a call. For Beowulf it was his fate to fight off the terrible monster. During the time this was written, fate and destiny were strong …showed first 75 words of 742 total…

…showed last 75 words of 742 total…injured in a car accident. He practically became the other man, and excelled far past those ‘better’ then him. He made it too space and accomplished his dream. In doing this he also gave hope to all those who weren’t ‘perfect’ and proved that a man's determination can over come any physical impairment. All of these characters are heroes and all give hope, set examples, and serve as models for all of our lives.