Hero. It is a word with many definitions. A hero is a person who
is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble
qualities. It can be someone who is willingly able to risk their life to help
and save someone else, whether it’s someone they know or never met. Or it can
just be someone who does a good deed thinking about helping someone or others.
In The Crucible, John Proctor, in my opinion, is a hero. Yes, he
committed adultery and also lied to many about seeing Abigail, including his
wife Elizabeth. But everyone makes mistakes that we regret because he did
regret it and felt ashamed of what he did. He also only lied to protect
Elizabeth from getting her feelings hurt because he loves her.
In the end, he confessed everything to save the life of
Elizabeth who, if pregnant, only had one more year of life. I consider him a
hero for stepping up after his confusion and his feelings of what to do. He
could have just let Elizabeth die and no one really ever had to know about the
affair but he did the right thing in the end.
I like how you included your own definition of what a hero is. I agree that John Proctor was a hero, despite his many faults. It's great how you included that everyone makes mistakes, and everyone has regrets, but John still loved Elizabeth even though he'd once hurt her. The last paragraph about saving Elizabeth was great and well-written.
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