Role as challenging or even the opportunity for heroism

When an organization loses revenue, workers tend to internalize this failure, and, in many cases, employees are blamed when a business closes. What are some of the reasons you would not like to be in the situation of Manny, the main character in The Last Night at the Lobster? In what ways would you see his role as challenging or even the opportunity for heroism? How does the writer use fiction to inform readers of the complexity of such roles?