I'd say when its used to support something.
One of the parallels is that Dravot, in a place far from his homeland, helped some men who were being chased.He is made king after that. He was a hero and because of this recognition he decides to give the people a strong and powerful nation.English Kings have always wanted their kingdom to be well established and powerful." ....My work was to help people..."He brings peace to this people and also tries to organize them in order to get resources. A second parallel would be the following;while Dravot is in land Carnhean goes to explore other places.He conquers another kingdom where he finds many richies such as gold and precious stones.The English have long been recognized for conquering far away lands so as to be more powerful and resorceful..." By virtue of the authority vested in me by my own right..."Last but not least, the sense of superiority both characters show depicts the feelings the British emperors have had in the history of humanity.Believing themselves better than all the rest made them look for other places to occupy and triumph over.All their colonies are the evidence of their belief and the actions the British Empire engaged on in order to obtain the sovereignty they wanted .
