Throughout Krosoczka’s emotional speech he expressed lunch ladies’ appreciation and thankfulness for the recognition they had received because of Krosoczka’s new illustrated series. Many women’s responses to Krosoczka were, “Thank you for creating a hero in our likeness.” And as he shared the inspiring stories of a summer “mobile feeding unit[s]”(Krosoczka) and the impacts that had been made on this country’s crime-fighting ladies in hairnets, the audience’s view on their lunch lady or any lunch lady had changed. They were not just people behind the counter serving food; They were someone of importance and purpose. He appealed to the audience’s emotions to persuade them that lunch ladies are heroes; the ones that do not need capes. Krosoczka