http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/2013/02/07/will-kane-the-unconventional-hero-of-high-noon/ A Commentary on Today's Heroes Tue, 21 May 2013 18:04:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/2013/02/07/will-kane-the-unconventional-hero-of-high-noon/comment-page-1/#comment-244971 RJDiogenes Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:59:47 +0000 http://blog.richmond.edu/heroes/?p=2761#comment-244971 Excellent. This essay highlights one of the key elements of courage. Many people believe that courage is a lack of fear and this is often reflected in fiction (Daredevil and Green Lantern have both been billed as men without fear), but that's ridiculous-- a person would have to be incredibly stupid or pathologically dysfunctional to be unafraid of something that threatens his life (or of any other realistic danger). Courage isn't about being fearless-- it's about being afraid and doing what needs to be done in spite of it. Will Kane is the quintessential example of that. Excellent. This essay highlights one of the key elements of courage. Many people believe that courage is a lack of fear and this is often reflected in fiction (Daredevil and Green Lantern have both been billed as men without fear), but that’s ridiculous– a person would have to be incredibly stupid or pathologically dysfunctional to be unafraid of something that threatens his life (or of any other realistic danger). Courage isn’t about being fearless– it’s about being afraid and doing what needs to be done in spite of it. Will Kane is the quintessential example of that.

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