Peter, a hero? (Revised)

Peter is a hero, he stopped England from turning into a corrupt nation ruled by a tyrant. Even though it was not on purpose, he still saved England which makes him a hero. This makes him an accidental hero.

     In the beginning of the novel Peter's main goal was to run from Sir Philip and his men, not saving the Queen of England from her death. It was because of series of event that followed the initial incident such as Peter hiding away in a coffin and becoming an actor, meeting Kit, getting hired by Shakespeare, giving the Shakespeare's play to the yellow gentlemen, and taking the letter from the yellow gentleman's house that told his partner's where to meet. All these event led to Peter discovering about Sir Philip's plot to assassinate the queen.

     Even though the events helped Peter to save the queen, it was still Peter's choice and actions that helped him. Peter could have ignored the letter he found, he could've got stuck on the island he was being held hostage at. There were so many things that could have prevented Peter from saving the queen. Peter did the right thing even though he had to risk his life many times. In the end, it was because of him that the queen was saved so he deserves to be called a hero.

     Peter is a lot like the Good Samaritans that saved the passenger of a plane crash that occurred in Richmond, British Columbia on October 27, 2011. When the plane crash, several bystanders rushed to the plane and began to pull out the passengers trapped inside of it. It was because of these "heroes" that everyone made it out alive except the pilot who unfortunately died at the hospital. These bystanders were normal civilians who probably weren't fire fighters nor trained in rescuing people out of burning planes. Peter wasn't trained in being a secret agent and stopping traitors from killing the queen, he was a normal 15 year old boy of the lower class in a town that lived off farming!

     Peter is a great example of someone who did the right thing and became a hero. He saved the queen because he thought it was the right thing to do. He also got the common land Sir Philip took away back. He is an accidental hero!