Heroes exist in our society in many different ways, maybe not the stereotypical 'super hero' with super strength or super speed. Modern day real heroes are the people that are helping people over themselves, "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." Christopher Reeve says this about modern day heroes. We can all be modern day heroes, by just striving to be better.
Answer:bravery and heroism stored away, waiting for the moment when he would be called to war—if that day ever came—in the story "On The Rainy River," and how in reality no such reserve existed.