The hero of the book that I am reading right now, which is Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, is Edward Cullen. He is the hero because of the qualities that he possesses that make him the hero which are: he's reluctant, he's innocent, he's willing and he's a warrior.
These qualities make Edward a warrior because when you think of a hero-or at least when I think of a hero-i think of someone that doesn't want to admit that they're the hero or that they've done something to save many of people. (Reluctant.) Also, the hero is usually innocent or seems and acts that way. The hero is more often than not willing to do anything to save someone(s). Finally, hero's are warriors, because of what they do for the people of their community and around the world! They fight for them, they help them and most of all, they usually win for them. Edward is reluctant because he refuses to admit that even though he thinks he's the Bad guy," he's been helping Bella all along. He's acts innocent, by in some parts of the story-the way that Stephenie Meyer has written it-he acts like there's not a care in the world. Like everything is OK. He's willing because even though it kills him to see Bella in pain, he changes her (into a vampire) so she's not in pain. He was willing to change her, even though he was dead set against it in the beginning of the series. Edward is a warrior, because he fights for Bella-sometimes literally-so that she can be happy. Also, he fights (in Eclipse,) Victoria to protect Bella, because Victoria was trying to kill Bella so Edward could feel the pain she felt when James (Victoria's partner who Edward killed in Twilight,) died by taking Bella away from Edward. He fought for Bella-and partly for himself-so Bella could live.
My proof of this is this quote from Breaking Dawn, " "Take the baby," Edward said urgently. "Throw it out the window." One. Two. Three. Four. "Give her to me," a low voice chimed from the doorway. Edward and I snarled at the same time. One. Two. Three. Four. "I've got it under control," Rosalie promised."(page.354 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer.) This quote shows that Edward is a hero, because he's being the warrior because he's fighting for Bella (by helping her start to breath again,) and he's making sure that Renesmee (Bella's new baby,) is safe and not in harms way.
I selected this photo, because it shows that Edward wants to protect Bella, and that he cares about her and wants to keep her safe.
I like how you have been able to apply the definition of an archetypal hero to your reading, specifically relating the plot and character as you do so.
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Another good post. You found many qualties of an archetypal hero and supported them. Make sure to proof read before you post, as there were some silly capital letter mistakes. ("when I think of a hero-i think of someone that doesn't want to admit..")
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