Many people want to be remembered as martyrs or heroes; to have proven their devotion to a person or cause, and many people have and do die for this. Some of their deaths may have been in vain; foolish, impetuous sacrifices of themselves that had no true effect, or some of the deaths may have furthered just causes and strengthened beliefs or saved the day. A deeper, case-specific look must be used to judge the …showed first 75 words of 660 total…

…showed last 75 words of 660 total…good intentions, but they are inspired by his infatuation with Lucie Manette. Carton ended his miserable life and enriched the lives of a family. A good-willed and logical decision, if those were his reasons. Anyone who dies to save others is hard to think of as too much of a fool; even if their motivation was self-centered or stupid, they saved several lives and definitely will be a hero in the eyes of those saved.