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Analysis Of Chariots Of Fire By Wj Weatherby

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In the book “Chariots of Fire,” by W.J. Weatherby two men overcome different challenges one growing up a very religions Christian and the other growing up a Jew. Both men, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, being fantastic runners and attending the same school they get the opportunity to be on the 1924 Olympics team. At one point in the book it shows how passionate Harold and Eric are about running and succeeding in their events. Many different people can relate to this right now if they are very focused on any kind of sport. Another point in the book it shows Erik, being a very religious Catholic, who has been chosen to run in the Olympics but since his race on a sunday but since this is God’s day he says that he can not run. This would be different from right now since there are many different sporting events happening on Sundays. My final point in the book shows how Harold, a jew, gets treated differently back then vs how different people get treated now. …show more content…

Harold said “I’m going to take them on. One by one. All of them. And run them off their feet” (33). Harold said this when he was challenged to a race he was very confident about winning. Many people now as Harold and Eric were are pretty confident in themselves that they can win everything and they will not loose. I am comparing these things since many of the people in my grade and older are very self confident that they can win many events in track themselves such as Eric and

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