As seen in Lizzie, Elie, and Tom Robinson’s stories, it shows that they can help transform the world for the better. They stayed postive and happy in a time of depression and hardships for their people. From a religious cleansing, to slavery, and post slavery racism. To give up would be easy, but to stand and fight for your life and the lives around you is what a hero would do. To say no to societies preconceived notions of whats right and whats not.