Essay 9

Unnoticed Hero:

An Essay on Quite Heroes

An Essay by Inpyo Hong

8^th Grade English

Pine Point School

January 24, 2011

             (Hook) Jean Jacques Rousseau alluded, “Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.” (CM) This quote depicts that a hero does not pretend to be a hero, but helps people quietly. (CM) In To Kill A Mockingbird, Miss Maudie alleviated severe situation without any attention. (Thesis) One can be a hero even though the one is not conspicuous.

             (TS) An unobserved heroine, Miss Maudie, unnoticeably leads main characters, Scout and Aunt Alexandra. (SD) Miss Maudie gives a lesson to Aunt Alexandra while she is worrying about Atticus. (CM) Miss Maudie says that she and Aunt Alexandra are “paying the highest tribute they can pay a man” and they “trust Atticus to do right.” (CM) Additionally, Miss Maudie affronts people in Maycomb to demonstrate the people’s animosity at black people, and to advise and allay Aunt Alexandra. (SD) Furthermore, Miss Maudie makes Scout and Aunt Alexandra to be ready to go back to the ladies who are having a meeting. (CM) Miss Maudie alludes to Aunt Alexandra to get up by saying that they have “left the ladies long enough.” (CM) In addition, Miss Maudie asks if Scout are “together again”, if she are ready, just before they go back into the dining room. (SD) Finally, Miss Maudie leads Aunt Alexandra and Scout to go back to the ladies. (CM) Miss Maudie rigorously tells them to “join the ladies.” (CM) Moreover, she “opened the door to the dining room” to guide Aunt Alexandra and Scout to join the ladies. (CS) A quite hero is quite, attentive and unnoticed; Miss Maudie is the perfect lady who we may call the quite heroine.

             (TS)Additionally, inconspicuous heroes such as my dad, mom, and Mr. and Mrs. Rosenburg, work vigorously to educate, support, and satisfy people. (SD) Unnoticeably, my dad always demonstrates how to work and live to be recognized in this society. (CM) My dad always strives at his works to provide good educations for my sisters and me. (CM) In addition, he educated us severely to be candid and patient all the time; and that is why I honestly esteem and love him. (SD) My mom, a thoughtful woman, is another unobtrusive hero in my life who always supports and educates me thoughtfully. (CM) She secretly supports me with her own money if I want to have more lessons such as SSAT vocabulary lessons, without dad’s agreement. (CM) She educated me to think wide by observing situations around me and this gave me the ability to find my defects and rectify them by myself. (SD) Mr. and Mrs. Rosenburg are my last heroes who accepted me to stay with them and their children, Austin and Andrew. (CM)Unremarkably, they try to satiate, and be very nice to me every time we encounter; they smile nicely when they are talking to me and helping me. (CM) Sometimes, they try to give me more advantages of choices than Austin and Andrew, and these facts prove why I want to be like them when I grow up. (CS) Therefore, inconspicuous heroes, my dad, mom, and Mr. and Mrs. Rosenburg, work very hard without letting people notice them.

             (Hook) Consequently, one may be a hero without any notice from others. (CM) Miss Maudie is a heroine who is inconspicuous even though she helped the other main characters. (CM) Like Miss Maudie, my dad, mom, and Mr. and Mrs. Rosenburg quietly sacrifice themselves to help others. (CS) We must be unnoticed heroes who get more appreciation than revealed heroes.