Assignment 1-4-4: Written Analysis #3

            Everyone has a different definition of what a hero is to them.  Some may consider the typical superhero from comic books or movies, like Superman or Spiderman, heroes while others may consider their mom or dad to be their hero.  Regardless of what the reason is, a person’s hero is in the eye of the beholder.

            My popular culture topic, The Walking Dead, is full of heroes.  Practically every character, aside from the zombies, can be seen in someone’s eyes as a hero.  I think the biggest hero of the group is Rick Grimes.  The show starts off telling Rick’s story; he is a sheriff that get shot and is unconscious when the zombie outbreak begins.  Throughout the show, Rick learns how to defend himself and when he is reunited with his family and the group they found, he steps in as the leader of the group.  I believe Rick is a hero because he jumped into the leadership role without question.  He makes sure that his group is safe and has food and water in order to survive.  Rick has also put his own life on the line in order to save members of his group.

            The remaining members of the group can also be seen as heroes because each has had a heroic moment.  Herschel, the doctor of the group, was a hero when he saved Carl, Rick’s son, when he was shot.  Glen was a hero when he volunteered himself to go into a well to kill a zombie so it wouldn’t contaminate the group’s water supply.  T-Dog was a hero when he sacrificed himself in order for Carol to escape when they were overrun by zombies.  Because the group is close and consider each other family now, each member is willing to do anything for one another; I think this makes each of them a hero.

            A hero can be old or young, male or female, a real person or an imaginary character; whatever someone’s view of a hero is is up to them.  Someone’s hero may have saved the world while another person’s hero may have worked a 12-hour shift, cleaned the house, and still had time to make dinner.  No matter what the reason is, a hero is one of the most important people in our lives.