Friday, 27 February 2009

Who is more brave, Daniel or Joel?

The meaning
of bravery is an important theme of the novel. At the beginning, Daniel often seems to be more
reckless than brave. He is brave when he does the right thing out of goodness but less brave
when he does it because Rosh orders him or out of hatred and revenge. For example, he is brave
when he disobeys Rosh and helps the man he has just beaten and taken money from, and he is even
brave when he risks the ridicule of the village by getting water and food (women's work) to care
for his sister. When he spits at a Roman soldier or refuses to pick up a...

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