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Analysis Of The Drummer Boy Of Shiloh

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A hero can be from the past, from the present, from life, and from literature. The word ‘’hero’’ has many connotations and synonyms as well. However, not everyone gets enough credit for their heroic acts. Throughout unit 1 in springboard it discusses some of the heroic acts that certain characters did. For instance, in the story of the soldier that lost a leg, or the story of one of our presidents and how he became someone that people could look up to. In the story of “The drummer boy of Shiloh ‘’ the hero is a fourteen-year-old. A hero needs to have certain characteristics. For example, they need to be responsible and stay strong throughout their journey. Think about how hard it would be to live life without one of your leg, that would bring many conflicts in your life and only a hero could survive such a big change. That was the case with Tristan Eugen Segers, a soldier whom lost his leg in Afghanistan. In “Soldier home after losing his leg AFGHANISTAN” it states ‘’ Segers wears shorts in the warm summer weather, not even pretending to hide his prosthetic leg. He has run a marathon ‘’ (Gale Fiege 59). He lost his leg, yet he still manages to do activities without being embarrassed of his prosthetic leg. However even without his leg he still wants to keep a normal life without anything getting in his way, also now he has a child on its way. Therefore, he needs to stay strong to support his wife and son. According to the author he states “Most of the time when people see my

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