The Red Badge Of Courage And A Farewell To Arms: The Main Characters
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Many great literary novels have the protagonist, the main character
of the novel, being portrayed as the "hero". There are many different
deeds and actions that can characterize a person as a hero such as saving
someone from a burning house at the risk of one's own life. The main
distinguishing ....
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.... in the eyes of the masses by enlisting in the army. Henry's goal of
returning a man from war has already marred his image of being a potential
hero because his thoughts are about himself and not about the welfare of
others. Also, the fact that he wants to impress people and appear heroic
is a selfish aspiration. Heroes act not to impress others but to help them.
Usually the actions of a hero are impulsive and not premeditated because
the hero does what he/she believes is right and what ....
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