The fight with Goliath is the culminating stage in this paideia, where David proves his worthiness to be king through his personal heroism. |
I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man. |
The low position of the camera, looking admiringly up at the airmen, reinforces their heroism. |
So we obsessively analyze this epic Homerian battle, trying to find a moment of heroism, a brief glimpse to help salve our morally guilty wounds. |
From the moment I read that book I was enchanted with the heroism and gallantry and poetry of Collins's life. |
But despite his forced jocularity, desultory attempts at humour, and spurts of nervous energy, Obree is a husk of heroism past. |