Saint Sebastian This allusion to Saint Sebastian's suffering, associated with the writerly professionalism of the novella's protagonist, Gustav Aschenbach, provides a model for the "heroism born of weakness", which characterizes poise amidst agonizing torment and plain acceptance of one's fate as, beyond mere patience and passivity, a stylized achievement and artistic triumph. In George Orwell's futuristic novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", the protagonist Winston Smith, at the time he is not aware she actually loves him and hates the Party, is said to have dreams of ravishing the girl Julia, and having her pierced through with arrows like Saint Sebastian. Sebastian's death was depicted
Flint Arrows for 1950 was Edwin Little with 17. On , the Arrows had a single digit attendance with two fans watching their game according to the 1952 "Sporting News Baseball Guide". The Flint Journal reported that the team averaged 370 attendees in 1951 and struggled financially. The Arrows ended operations, along with the entire Central League, after the 1951 season. The Arrows were the last professional baseball team based in Flint. The Arrows played at Atwood Stadium, located at 701 west 3rd Avenue. Atwood Stadium is still in use today. It is owned by Kettering University, was renovated in 2015, and