One thing I noticed about the characters in Romance of the
Forest was the use of several heroes. Pierre, Peter, and Theodore all do heroic
things to save Adeline’s life. Pierre takes her in and refuses to kill her even
though it will fix all his problems. Peter warns her several times of imminent
danger and Theodore is her true hero and true love. While Theodore is the main
hero of this novel, both Pierre and Peter played a role in saving Adeline’s
life too. This novel uses several heroes in addition to Theodore to further the
plot and show that Adeline’s life is worth saving. I think it is also worth
mentioning that the heroin uses her influence at the end to save the hero’s
life. It switches up the concept of the heroin being completely helpless and
allows her to save someone’s life instead of being saved herself.
I agree with you that the term "heroes" is not as concrete in the story. While Pierre and Peter contribute to saving Adeline's life both of them have deceived her and put her in harms way. I guess Theodore is still a hero. I am confused when you say "Heroin" can save someone's life. I think you might mean "heroine" which is a female hero and not to be confused with the opiod drug "heroin".
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