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
Touch Too Much (Arrows song) Much" in 1974 which went to #2 in the South African charts and was in the top 20 there for 15 weeks. Arrows version appeared on the soundtrack of the feature film, "The Look Of Love", a 2013 biopic of Paul Raymond. Touch Too Much (Arrows song) "Touch Too Much" is a 1974 top 10 UK Singles Chart hit by the band Arrows (often alternatively known as "The Arrows"), sung by Arrows lead vocalist Alan Merrill, and composed by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. Merrill told Songfacts that the song was turned down by David Cassidy, Suzi Quatro and Sweet.