Examples Of Bravery In A Mystery Of Heroism

From 1861 to 1865, a Civil War occurred. People in the war had shown bravery, selflessness, and sacrifice. These are all examples of Heroism. Heroism is showing great courage and putting others first, even if you're risking something for yourself. Heroism is demonstrated in the short stories “A Mystery of Heroism” (Crane), “Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” (Petry), and “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” (Bradbury). Fred Collins shows bravery in the short story “A Mystery of Heroism” (Crane). Fred Collins first wanted to prove he had courage by crossing the battlefield and going to get water from the well. On his way back, there was a dying man who wanted to drink the water. Collins decided to just leave him, “But Collins turned. He came dashing back. His face had turned gray, and in his eye was all terror. ‘Here it is! Here it is!’” (Crane 61). This quote shows that Collins did turn back to give the dying man water, and shows bravery because he was risking his life going out on the battlefield again for that man. Collins not only showed bravery, but also selflessness, like

Harriet was a slave for a while in her life. She escaped, and then selflessly went back to save other slaves. She was supposed to take 11 slaves to Canada this time, and she had never been to Canada before. She showed selflessness because “If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold south, but she - she would probably be hanged.” (Petry 153). Another example of Harriet showing selflessness is when they were walking to Canada, she was struggling because she was tired and hungry. She didn’t show her struggles because she wanted to keep the runaways confident that they would make the journey. Harriet was not only selfless, but she also was willing to sacrifice herself like Joby in the short story “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”