Heroes Returning Home “By hero, we tend to mean a heightened man who, more than other men, possesses qualities of courage, loyalty, resourcefulness, charisma, above all, selflessness,”(Zweig) is what Paul Zweig said in 1974. Mr. Zweig defined a hero as someone who has courage, loyalty, resourcefulness, charisma, and selflessness more than the average person. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus displays characteristics of a hero, especially his charisma. In Sphere by Michael Crichton, Norman has …showed first 75 words of 790 total…

…showed last 75 words of 790 total…of the Phaecians. The outside forces that helped Odysseus and Norman allowed them to become true heroes, because as all know, no one can do anything alone. The heroic traits of Odysseus and Norman are what helped them to find success in their specific goals to get home. The two of them are heroes in the sense that they are like the United States mail: through rain, snow, or anything else, they’ll get there.