last hope for the Elves survival. Therefore, Wil becomes a protector and shows his great leadership in a time of danger. In The Time of the Hero, Alberto becomes a leader in a time of grief. After the Slave, Albertos friend, is murdered, Alberto, once a quiet but respected cadet, takes command and accuses the Jaguar, the mean, violent cadet who is feared by all, of being the killer. Alberto makes this dangerous accusation and is then jumped by the Jaguar, who is the best fighter of all the cadets and the leader of the secret society, The Circle. Instead of backing down, Alberto fights the Jaguar and earns respect for standing up to the violent boy, even though Jaguar eventually defeats Alberto. Alberto shows his true leadership by spreading the rumor that Jaguar killed the Slave, instead of letting the weak boys murder pass on unsolved, and turns all of the cadets against the Jaguar, therefore, isolating him as he once isolated the Slave. Alberto has to bypass his fear of the Jaguar and the threats of the officers, who wish to let the murder pass as an accident, to become a leader. Albertos accusations eventually lead the officers to reenact the drill in which the Slave was fatally shot, in order to see if Jaguar actually killed the Slave. Once the Jaguar, who was seen as the leader of the cadets, is isolated, Alberto takes control and becomes their leader. Alberto took control of a dire situation and became a leader by standing up to the Jaguar, gaining the support of the other cadets, and in his attempt to gain justice for the Slave, tries to find his murderer. Therefore, Alberto becomes a great leader to the cadets when the time is needed.In The Iliad, the main hero, Achilles, becomes a leader only when he is desperately needed. Achilles is insulted by the great warrior, Agamemnon, and refuses to fight in order to save the Trojans. Instead Achilles sits back and watches as ship after ship is destroyed. Achilles is begged...
