Word: heroism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Such a person was Rene LaGuen (Marcel Mouloudji). He is discovered in an act of apparent heroism by a member of the Resistance, Sautier. Later this man betrays the Resistance and LeGuen is ordered to kill him, which he does with pleasure if not comprehension. Long afterwards, as LeGuen awaits execution for the continuence of these indulgences in times of peace, a former member of the Gestapo is accused of Sautier's murder. LeGuen, who had never been caught, is convinced to confess to this murder, too, so that he can get another trial. To preserve her husband's memory...
None of these notions are unique with Trilling. They are indeed the conservative beliefs which we have today transcended. He believes that discipline is a good thing, that memorizing poetry is worth the pain, that the cult of ignorance is lamentable, that heroism is better than democratic ineptitude and conformity, that good and evil are distinct and that the difference is all-important, all classic notions which make him a little peculiar. He has no patience with the attempt of modern critics to pour everything into the artistic crucible and bring forth an indistinguishable and impalpable whole called "life." Unlike...
...there is another reader who is not escaping. He reads as a temporary or permanent occupation, one which has achieved remarkable status in certain circles. He seeks vicarious acquaintance with a culture hero and thus to participate in his heroism. For him, what he reads is most important. He must read the most heroic and most significant, and he must know about it, and be able to answer when questioned. This means that he must read "the original" in order to satisfy his conscience. Criticism is, however, needed to retain his social status, since personal reactions, even when they exist...
...were written in bitterness. Two deal with ill-fated ventures on the Allied side, the third with Japan's defeat in the air. Each of them underlines a tragic fact that has again been proved in Hungary: in a time of total war and totalitarian regimes, heroism is not enough...
...flop. No Arab was willing to present himself as a candidate, and the colons viewed any concession as a threat. Chief French worry was that the new terrorism might arouse the colons to savage retaliation before the U.N. debate. Said Lacoste: "Keeping cool is becoming an act of heroism...