Is the Scarlet Pimpernel actually the hero?

Since there are no set standard whether someone is hero or not, scarlet pimpernel is hero to the rich who tried to flee. However, Scarlet isn't a hero to the poor who tried to kill the rich people.

To the guard Scarlet is the threat meaning Scarlet is not the hero to the riches. By different perspective he can become hero, but opposite side will think him as a threat, this concept is shown not only in this story but also in movies you see, heroes with supper powers seem to save everyone, but there will always be someone or group of people that is damaged, and in the movies of course they don't show other's perspective meaning definition of hero through out movies and series became someone that helps the majority. Based on the definition Scarlet Pimpernel will be the hero of the story for now.

yes, he is a hero i think. because as you read the book. scarlet Pimpernel tried to help and save the people. when i say people, the number of amount are very large. he should be a hero becuase he help to escape people from the country. It is like helping north korea people to come over south korea.

I think scarlet pimpernel is not a hero because he is saving corrupted aristocrats. Scarlet Pimpernel is taking away chance of getting revenge from citizens. Since citizens had hard time from aristocrat's high tax rates and no benefit, citizens were very mad and made rebel. However, Scarlet Pimpernel is ignoring citizen's sadness and save aristocrats from citizens. Scarlet Pimpernel have to think how hard time did Citizens have. So I think Scarlet Pimpernel is not a hero for people. He is just bad hero for minors ( Aristocrats). He is not a hero for public and majority of people.

I do believe that the Scarlet Pimpernel is the hero of this story. As the story unfolds, the members or specific members of the Scarlet Pimpernel will begin to reveal (my guess). If that association contains the hero, then the story must introduce them formally rather then having their identity remain hidden. Referencing from "Beowulf", the definition of a "hero" is one who comes to the aid of another despite of the outcome (conclusion i drew). In terms of such context, the Scarlet Pimpernel qualifies to be a hero since they were willing to save the Aristocrats. In this case, the rescuing is very successful.
But i am curious how the story will proceed. Will a member of the scarlet pimpernel be introduced? How will the lower class deal with such association?

The definition of hero varies depending on the perspective, I believe. For instance, if you were Mongolian during Mongol Empire era, you would consider Ghenigis Khan as a hero. Yet if you weren't, but Korean, Chinese, Russian and many more, you would think Ghengis Khan as a horrible warrior in Mongol. So it really depends on the perspective.

When we apply this concept to the Scarlet Pimpernel, Scarlet Pimpernel may seem like a hero on the perspective of the nobles who are in danger, because Scarlet Pimpernel is helping them out to escape to England, where they can live in peace. Yet on the other hand, peasants would think that Scarlet Pimpernel is not a hero but a traitor in that he or she is letting the criminal, or someone who crushed them in the past, out to the free world where they can live in happiness again.

On the perspective of the author, author considers Scarlet Pimpernel as a hero in that he views the peasants bad, blood-thirsty beasts, and nobles with sympathy. He feels that nobles should be saved from the savages. So in his perspective, Scarlet Pimpernel is a hero.