Comparing Liddell And Abrahams In The Film Chariots Of Fire

Chariots of Fire is a film that delves deep into the human spirit. It presents us with two athletes who determination is to express their compassion in training and running. Eric Liddell a christian , he used his gift to declare the worth of his god. He runs for his faith and to glorify god. Due to his religious beliefs, Liddell refuse to run any race taking place on sabbath. Harold Abrahams runs against prejudice. As a Jew, he experiences criticising from the British establishment. He believes that running is weapon because it something he overcome and the only way to prove it was not just run, but to “run them off their feet”. Therefore, how does all of this intervene with socrates? Which athletes has socratic self knowledge and which does
Liddell and Abrahams had challenges, but solved them differently. I believe Lidell has socratic self knowledge because he knows God and divine worth in his heart. He’s aware of the feeling of God’s joy and pleasure when he runs. Lidell stated “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run, I feel his pleasure. He know for a fact that his gift should be used and used wisely. Socrates idea of self knowledge is knowing both what you do and don’t know. Self-knowledge leads to the desire to know what virtue is. Erie Lidell is defined as a true virtue he shows high moral standards. In fact, the British elite try to convince him to run on sabbath they wanted Lidell to put the country before God and that he should love Britain more than the commandments of God. Even though Liddell wanted to withdraw they did not let so they gathered up and made a decision, they understood that they can not change or convince a man to deny his beliefs. Eric knows himself, he stated “ Great things for him was that when he stood by his principles.” He went through hardship not because it was force, but because he choose it. Life is not easy but it worth the fight when you stay faithful and true to