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 Flint Arrows The Flint Arrows were a professional Single A baseball team in Flint, Michigan from 1940-41 and 1948–1951 and played their home games at Atwood Stadium. The Arrows were an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. A previous Flint Arrows ball team operated in 1940-1941 in the Class C Michigan State League as an affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The 1948-1951 Arrows were a member of the Central League. Their overall record was 169-102, and they won the Central League Championship in 1948 and 1950. With the 1951 riots in Baltimore creating tension, Flint was noted by