Books & Authors: Is your protagonist anything like a hero/heroine? + BQ?

I don't believe in heroes, so my protagonist is a normal human being. He is good, but he sometimes is selfish and acts accordingly-he has plenty of flaws as any other person. I don't see the appeal of writing a character that's entirely good in the perfect sense of the word. May be in young adult novels in which there's supposed to be a character that represents the charming prince and a girl who is supposed to be a damsel in distress the idea of "heroes" can be applied, but it's pointless if you want to write a good novel.