tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829710362115702266.post6587658961622398582..comments2023-07-15T03:12:08.601-07:00Comments on Defective Compositions: George Washington and the Cherry Tree ~ Despite the MythClassic Kniteraturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04925662313758616738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829710362115702266.post-3944448194771805532011-09-07T11:16:32.164-07:002011-09-07T11:16:32.164-07:00You're absolutely right; nowadays people, by w...You're absolutely right; nowadays people, by way of excusing how far we have fallen, want to point fingers and say "how unrealistic!"<br /><br />I have seen that most particularly in the movie world. I can think of several books that contained upright, honorable, steadfast people that have been adapted to films in the last 10-15 years, and those 'boring' 'unrealistic' characters replaced with 'complex' 'real' people...by removing their virtues people think characters are made more interesting and life-like. <br /><br />Now, it is not possible for any real person to be 'perfect'. So, in that sense, Henty's heroes are not 'realistic' But I think you are perfectly right and they are still good to spend time with! We <i>should</i> be seeking the upright and holy. <br /><br />But most characters that get condemned by the world as being too 'perfect' are nothing of the kind, merely people who had higher standards than our culture does now. Jack and Jill...I love them too! And yet you totally can see that they are very far from being 'perfect'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829710362115702266.post-19130364891526879252011-09-07T07:25:52.592-07:002011-09-07T07:25:52.592-07:00Most excellent post! We need more books that refle...Most excellent post! We need more books that reflect on Philippians 4:8. I'm glad Lamplighter books are helping to bring them back!sageratshttp://www.sageratscribbles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829710362115702266.post-74335979559537669472011-09-07T06:25:34.319-07:002011-09-07T06:25:34.319-07:00Great post! It sometimes seems that the culture fe...Great post! It sometimes seems that the culture feels too guilty that we aren't as good as our forefathers. At least that would explain a lot of why they are always telling us that men like G.Washington or Lincoln weren't as honorable as they were said to be. <br /><br />Jack and Jill is my favorite too. It's a winter time tradition to reread it.:)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771203956253257950noreply@blogger.com