Oxford dictionary states that the meaning of being heroic is, “Having the characteristics of a hero or heroine;” (Oxford Dictionary.com). In class this year The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy and The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom display the heroic virtues. The The Scarlet Pimpernel is a historical fiction book about the French Revolution. While The Hiding Place is an autobiography set in Europe during World War II. These two books show the heroic virtues of with a group of
