Our hero, Elizabeth Choy, is someone, who in the face of adversity, display courage and possesses the will to self sacrifice for some greater good of all humanity. A hero would often believe in what they are doing and not care about the others. A leader worries about himself and whether he is doing the right thing but does not worry about his followers, while a hero understands that if he is doing the right thing, then his followers will follow him.
She is also the one who secretly brought food, medicine, money, messages and even radios to British internees. Although her life is at risk, she did not mind as she believes that’s the only way people would not have to be under the mercy of the cruel and inhumane Japanese soldiers. Later on, she was caught and tortured but still she did not gave in to the Japanese neither did she ‘betray’ the British. The Japanese finally released her from prison, after learning that they would never get the confession. This clearly shows the selflessness of Elizabeth Choy.
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