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New look at "The Man without a Country". (Humanism in Literature).(Column)

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From: The Humanist
Date: 20020301
Author:Bronstein, Lynne

When I was in grade school, we ere frequently treated to patriotic assembly programs in which we were shown short films, including a film version of the classic Edward Everett Hale short story, "The Man without a Country." Somehow, every time I saw it, I felt sympathy for the lead character despite his status as a traitor. Years later, reading the short story itself, I again felt sympathy for Lieutenant Phillip Nolan and wondered if my response was correct.

It wasn't just sympathy that I felt. It was identification, which is more tricky. Well-rounded literary characters catch ...

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