Heros

While reading the three pieces “A&P ”,“ Rites of Passage” and “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party” there were three different heroes portrayed. Sammy in Updike’s “A&P” was very outspoken and even created conflict with his ideal of being a hero. When Sammy did what he thought was the right course of action by walking out of his job at the grocery story, he made a stand for the girls that were asked to leave, but at the same time created conflict with his boss and even his family. When the little boy of “Rites of Passage” stood up and found a common ground for the boys to stand on, he became the hero by creating peace in turmoil. The girl of “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party” is a hero in a completely different manner than the other two characters. She is able to be a hero by just being herself. She stood as a woman and showed the differences in a ways that didn’t show fear. What all these characters did was portray the hero that they were and would become. At similar ages they showed that even the youth could become heroes that should be noticed. These pieces show that anyone, black, young, or female, can be a hero when they chose to stand up.