Question

What do David's actions and statements reveal about the author’s point of view? (the story of David and Goliath)

Answer 1

This story is found in 1 Samuel 1

let's start from the beginning.

A war has broken out between the Philistines and the Israelites. Saul, with the Israelites, is the "commander" for them. A giant named Goliath, from the Philistines, came and started taunting them. All the Israelites including Saul were terrified.

Flash sideways to Jesse, the father of David and three of the men at the camp. He sent David to bring his brothers some bread and cheese and ask how they are. When he gets there he over hears Goliath smack-talking them and God. This angers David and he wants to fight him saying; "When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it."

Answer 2

Answer:

What we can say about the author´s point of view is that strength doesn´t allways wins the battles, but strategy and planning does.

Explanation:

In the story of David an Goliath, we see two men fighting for their people. Goliah was a giant, while David was a very short men. David decided to fight against Goliath and even though he wasn´t in the same phisical conditions, he won the battle,he did it because he had a strategy. He was very good at using his sting and stone, so he manage to hit him in a spot in the head that killed him. David did not played with the same sources as his adversary, since he didn´t have them, but he maged to used his own habilities  .