The Greatest Hero in "A Lesson Before Dying" by Ernest J.Gaines

Throughout the course of the novel, Jefferson, at first lacking all signs of heroism, ‎makes the changes needed in order to become the hero he is. According to Grant, a hero ‎must be selfless, or willing to do anything to better the lives of the ones he loves. He ‎must also be willing to stand up for himself as well as his peers. Because of this, this hero ‎is above all other because no one else is willing to do these things. Jefferson not only ‎lives up to these, but in the end of the novel, does more than what's expected of a hero.‎…