Schindler's List

What makes a person "heroic"? Does a hero possess certain qualities? Or is a hero defined by his or her actions? Was Schindler a hero?

A person is "heroic" when they put themselves at risk so that they can save others, or if they just help people in a big way, which usually involves them putting themselves at risk.

For the most part, heroes have good morals and have been do-gooders, however, sometimes, people who are successful businessmen who are in a fine position themselves do good things, as did Oskar Schindler. Heroes are also defined by their actions, because they do great things, which is what makes them heroes. I don't think you can actually BE a hero without doing some great things.

Personally, I think Schindler was a hero, and I highly doubt that his motives for hiring the Jews were purely for his profits. I say this because after the war had ended, Schindler felt that he could have saved more Jews from dying, and actually felt bad about his not hiring more than the 1,100 Jews he did manage to get. Schindler did not disagree with what the Nazi's were doing, so he made a stand and managed to save 1,100 Jews, who now have over 10,000 living descendants. I personally think that Schindler actually helped increase the Jewish population by saving those Jews, so now, there are more Jews thanks to him than there would be if he was like most other Germans and didn't bother to save them.