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The Gold Bat · Theme
Honor and Courage
How The Gold Bat develops Honor and Courage.
Characters like Trevor and O'Hara demonstrate physical and moral courage, facing fights and standing up for what is right, even when outmatched or at personal risk.
Where it surfaces
- The Fifteenth Place
Rand-Brown is criticized for 'funking' (cowardice) in tackles, while Barry is praised for his tackling, linking courage to honor in school sports.
- A Dress Rehearsal
Trevor insists on facing Rand-Brown despite knowing he is outmatched, driven by a sense of personal honor and refusal to back down.
- What Renford Saw
O'Hara fights Rand-Brown to defend his own honor regarding the lost gold bat, and Trevor's desire to fight shows his own sense of honor.