Gerald thinks that nothing much has really changed in his relationship with Sheila. Yet he's deluding himself. He may not have changed, alright, but things between him and Sheila most certainly have. Although genuinely moved by the death of Alice Renton (a.k.a. Eva Smith), he cannot emerge beneath the shadow of his domineering father. He knows that without his father's money he simply won't be able to make it on his own.
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A trusted friend and mentor described the concept of heroism<span>, not as an instinctive demonstration of bravery, but as an unselfish act performed even when aware of danger to self, through surmounting the fear by acting with courage.
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