Part one of term paper
Heroes are often remembered as larger than life. In "", Stephen Vincent Benet portrays “Dan’l” Webster as larger than life. In fact, Dan’l is portrayed as the biggest man in the country who is trusted right next to God Almighty (187). The essence of heroism is captured when a genuine American hero is re-created into a ...

Part two of term paper
... hard luck (197-198). Even though he has extraordinary failures, Stephen Benet presents Jabez Stone as an ordinary man. His perpetual misfortune is burdensome on his weary mind. Finally, Jabez gets frustrated with the poor condition of his animals, his sick and hungry children, and his unproductive crops. He inadvertently summons the Devil and makes a deal with him (188-189). The deal stipulates that Jabez would have great success in all his undertakings, and that in seven years time he would relinqu ...