Their provocative nature allows them to be independent and this helps them overcome loneliness. Selflessness is a rare trait to see and usually the hero has this trait because it makes him stand out more and allows him to stand out for a good cause. Finally, courage is the most popular trait seen in heroes and it is the courage that heroes have that others do not have and that is the key for the hero to move forward and fight for that which is right. A person may want to stand up for what is right, but their lack of courage is what holds them back and what propels heroes forward. In heroic folk tales, it is the hero who points out an injustice or problem in society. According to Ignatius Chukwumah, PhD. “the hero is a character of resistance who, in many ways, is in conflict with the laws made unbearable for others” (Chukwumah 73). It is the hero who is the one who takes action and armed with his characteristic of defiance, he refuses to accept the situation and is determined not only to change the situation but also to defy all odds in the process. Take for example the story “Flying Head”. It’s the woman who puts her foot down and says enough is enough. The woman was fed up