The Great American Read: Heroes

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We examine books on America’s list that feature heroic characters. Celebrities, literary experts, authors and everyday book lovers discuss why our favorite heroes are complex and relatable, from the everyday hero to the tragic and unlikely or anti-hero
Introduction: Heroes (2:50)
Katniss Everdeen (6:51)
Alex Cross (3:16)
Aibileen Clark (2:18)
Cold War Hero (3:34)
Lois Lowry's Everyday Hero (3:11)
Eight-legged Hero (4:43)
Tragic Hero of "1984" (4:53)
Ralph Ellison's Narrator (4:14)
Don Quixote (4:23)
Ignatius J. Reilly (3:15)
John Yossarian (3:18)
Christopher John Francis Boone (4:54)
Credits: Heroes (0:26)

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