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The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time

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Thesis Statement: When I watch superhero movies, I only think of male superheroes, as there are many of them. But then again there is Wonder Woman, Cat Woman and Black Widow, who are heroes and are also women. We usually forget about them being heroes. Which makes me acknowledge the reasons of what makes a hero a hero. Argument 1 The attribute of independence can identify both men and women. Argument 2 Also, the courage can define the hero rather than the gender. Thesis Heroism is not outlined Heroism is not outlined by gender, but rather by independence and courage. In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by Mark Haddon the main character, Christopher Boone, an autistic child, investigate the murder of his neighbor dog’s, Wellington. Christopher shows heroism through independence, he starts investigating the death of his neighbor's dog by going to every single house on his street and asking what people thought about the incident and by interrogating them; “Do you know who killed Wellington?, Did you see anything suspicious on Thursday evening?” (36). Even though Christopher has trouble speaking with people who he is not used to, he is independent and tries to find the person who hurt Wellington. Demonstrating his independence as he takes it upon himself to find what really happened to the dog. B2. Christopher also shows courage by doing this, even though he …show more content…

1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a novel by Alexander McCall Smith, the protagonist, Mma Precious Ramotswe, a women who always had desired to become a detective. She demonstrates her heroism through independence, she uses the money that her father, Obed Ramotswe, saved from the sell of his cattle . After the death of her father, Precious had to start her life from the beginning, therefore she started her own company; “Mma Ramotswe set up the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency with the proceeds of the sale of her father’s cattle” (5) and fulfills her dreams of being a

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