Heroes Flashcards
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Illusion of heroism
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‘Nobody displaying heroics or bravado’
‘Scared kids’
1
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Enrico to Francis
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‘You’re a big hero’
‘A Silver Star hero’
‘I am not a hero, of course’
2
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Government attitudes to veterans
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‘They’re going all-out for the veterans’
3
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Nicole’s attitude to Francis
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‘My hero from the war’
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Larry’s heroism
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‘He had been a hero to us long before he went to war’
5
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Francis’ attitude at the end
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‘Didn’t receive a Silver Star. But heroes anyway. The real heroes’
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Cowardice
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‘I went to war because I wanted to die’
‘I was too much of a coward to kill myself’
‘My own Silver Star, for an act of cowardice’
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Francis’ new attitude to heroism
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‘I don’t know what heroism is anymore’
