Blog Question: Question #3

In the novel, Peter is considered a hero, since he stopped the conspirators from murdering the Queen and the evil plans they had in mind of overruling England. However, he wasn't born determined to save England, which makes him an "accidental Hero". Some of you might ask, what differs an accidental hero from heroes in general? Well, for instance, heroes in general could be superheroes, exaggerated figures that everyone knows, such as Batman, Spider man, and many more. Those are characters who people rely on saving others and being a hero becomes something that they are known for.

On the other hand, accidental heroes, are people who weren't born to be a hero but because of their actions that makes them become heroic figures. Therefore, Peter would be considered an "accidental hero". In the novel, the situation that sparked the whole story was when Peter threw the rock at Sir Philip. If you think about it, if Peter never threw the rock, in result, he would not have had to run away from home, then he would not have became a hero. He had no choice but to run away from his hometown and later met Mr. Desmond's theater company, which eventually lead to him meeting kit, and getting hired by William Shakespeare. These events were all leading to Peter finding out the plans of the conspirators trying to kill the Queen of England.

Also, Peter met the yellow gentleman and gave his script to him and later found out where all the conspirators were meeting to discuss their evil plan. The entire journey and experience made Peter realize that he had to become a hero and save England because he was the only one who knew their secret and the only one who could stop them. It was his actions that made him a hero, for instance, when he went to the yellow gentleman's house and retrieved his script back, he could have just went back to the theater and not noticed and cared about the things that were written on the script and trying to figure out what they meant. He took the initiative to investigate them and made the choice to save England and stop the conspirators from assassinating the queen.

Peter, as a character in "Cue For Treason", was similar and comparable to Harry, in the novel series, "Harry Potter". Harry Potter was also considered a hero from saving his school and the entire wizard world. However, know one ever thought he would become a hero, not even himself. He had a long and dreadful journey but he always stuck to his plans and choices in saving the wizard world and that resulted him in becoming an heroic figure at the end. Peter, on the other hand, had quite a similar journey as he went through many troubles that tried to stop him, such as Sir Philip constantly chasing after him and when he got caught and was trapped in a deserted island. He could have just gave up and forget about the whole situation. In the end, Peter chose to save his country and not let it get taken over by the atrocious tyrants and that was what made him become a hero and successfully prevented them from taking over England.

Conclusively, Peter was not born determined to be a hero, but his actions and choices made him an heroic figure since he risked his life and did whatever it takes go for what he believed in (saving England), and that's what makes up a hero, and in Peter's case, an accidental hero.