Immigrant Hero

Heroes are normally popular or known through movies or fictions. They usually the center of the story and plays the character that made good deed to others or saving people’s life and harming themselves in complicated situation. However, the story of Manuel Jesus Cordova, a twenty-six-years old bricklayer an illegal immigrant who seeks good opportunity in the United States, and sees the nine-year-old Christopher Buztheitner whose mother had died from the car accident at the desert of Arizona. His story is one of the examples of hero’s character, but the difference is he does not have wings or power to save the little boy’s life, but his conscience and his compassion leads his strength to save others. Although he worried about his own situation, but he does not care about any circumstances might happen and never thought to leave the boy alone in the desert. His strong concern revealed by Amanda Lee Myers, “I am a father of four children. For that, I stayed and I never could have left him. Never” (2A). Therefore, the government of United States acknowledged his kindness by giving him a chance to travel back in America to claim his recognition in Arizona.
People can become a hero no matter what ethnic they are and situation they belong. Many of them are making good deeds on their own country and some of them are continue to support unfortunate people around the world by sharing their wealth for seek of others. A true hero is not just saving other’s life in front of camera or welling to do things because of popularity. It is about the real felling or motivations and acceptance of any circumstances and never expect any good things in return.