Unit10NotesontheEnglishCharacterV.Explainthefollowinginyourownwords,bringingoutanyimpliedmeanings.AsSaintGeorgeisahero,thepatronofarms,symbolizingchivalry,hisimageoftenappearsonbanners,andhisnameisoftenmentionedinthespeechesofpoliticians(politiciansoftenpaylipservicetohim).SaintGeorgeisusedasasymbolicfigureforpoliticalpurposes.ButJohnBullisthetradesmanandhedeliversthegoodweneedinourdailylifewhilemakingmoneyatthesametime.TheEnglishpublicschoolshavefouruniquefeatures.First,allboysliveinboardinghouses.Second,sportsandgamesareorganizedandcompulsoryaspartoftheschoolcurricula.Third,olderstudentshavespecialdutiestohelpcontrolyoungerstudentwhilethelattermustdojobsfortheformer.Lastly,greatemphasisisplacedongoodformandteamspirit.Thesefeaturesenablethepublicschoolstudentstohavedisproportionatelygreatinfluence.Payattentiontomyuseoftheword“bankrupt”,awordrelatedtobusiness.Thisrevealsmyidentityasamemberofthecommercialnation,whowouldbecarefulandsensibleenoughtoavoidanyrisksoffailingtopaytheirdebts.ButmyfriendexpressedhisviewsasamemberoftheOrientalcountries.Theyarenourishedbyatraditionofgreatgenerosityandrichness,whichisdifferentfromtheEnglishtraditionofmiddle-classprudence.Inthisaspect,trueloveisdifferentfrommaterialthingssuchasclayorevengoldwhichcanbedividedandtakenaway.Yet,ifwesharetruelove,itwillneverdiminish.Intheaboveanecdote,IhavebecomeanexampleoftheEnglishmenforthemoment.Thatputmeinahighpositionwhichmakesmdizzyandisunfamiliartome.IwillnowcomedownformthatheightandreturntomyroleasyourcommentatoronthecharacteristicsoftheEnglishman.TheEnglishman’snervoussystemactspromptlyandfeelsslowly.Thecombinationofthetwoqualitiesisuseful,andanyonewhohasthiscombinationismostlylikelytobebrave.Asliteratureisbasedonnationalcharacter,theremustbeintheEnglishnaturehiddenresourcesofpassionthathaveproducedthegreatromanticliteraturewesee.ThatkindofcriticismisjustlikeBernardShaw’sattacks.ItisnothingnewandI’musedtothesetricksandjokes;theywon’tdoanyharmtome.TheEnglishmenthinktheyhavea