To what extent is your main character a hero? Define what you mean by -hero."" Does the book's author agree with your definition of a hero? Defend your opinion with examples and/or quotes from your book.
Are heroes always big muscles men who end up saving a damsel in distress? These may be what some people think of as heroes, but heroes are really those who are noted for their outstanding service to their community and their willingness to accept and help others with kindness. In the novel, I Heard the Owl Call My Name, by Margaret Craven, Mark is the hero who is noted for his interests in the Indians. Mark's heroic qualities were shown through his activities to help and his understanding of the Indians and through his heroic death.
Mark tries to understand the Indians. This is significant because no one else in the past has tried to understand them. Many of his effort to try to know the Indians are through questions. When Chief Eddy, the chief of the Indian tribe, stops by to see Mark, Mark asks him about his language. "Chief Eddy, he said earnestly, there is something I have been meaning to ask you. How do you pronounce the name of your tribe?'- (p. 40 4) Mark is curious about how they pronounce their names and many others, which shows the interest of Mark. He starts understanding them by, first, learning how to pronounce their tribe name. During the ceremony, there were dancing and singing, and Mark and Jim watched. "Then came the Grouse Dance, brought to the tribe by marriage from River's Inlet. When the elder introduced it, Jim translated his words - (p. 69 1) Although Mark had not asked, Jim already knew that Mark was interested in what was said by the elder because of Mark's known curiosity for the tribe. So, Jim translated to help Mark understand. Mark has also taken interest before he arrived in the tribe by reading books about the Indians. " which in the books of anthropology is written Kwakiutl.
