Topic > Heroism and Villainy in The Book Of... by Lawrence Hill

Heroism is a rare quality found in the human race, but most people can identify a hero or hero-type personality when they meet someone for the first time. This is the quality Aminata Diallo had in everyone she met. Most of the time he got a good reaction from it, but the times he got horrible reactions from white men who were afraid of his power were the times he really showed his great possession of heroism. Along with all the other slaves, she suffered for the mistakes of the whites and was shown no respect in return. However, Aminata was special compared to others and still managed to respect or act like she respected everyone she met even if they treated her badly. He learned this lesson from his father, and in the midst of all the evil, he intended to follow his father's instructions: "You have to learn respect," Dad said. “But I don't respect her,” I said. Dad stopped for a moment and patted my leg. «Then you must learn to hide yours