The Man Without a Country

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Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

Characters

NARRATOR
COLONEL
AARON BURR

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

How does the play develop a theme about honor?

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Nolan’s honor toward his promise to Burr harms him, but his honor toward his country is what ultimately redeems him.
Nolan’s honor toward his promise to Burr harms him, but his honor toward his country is what ultimately redeems him.

Nolan’s honor is often misplaced in entities that abuse or betray that honor, as it is with both Burr and his country.
Nolan’s honor is often misplaced in entities that abuse or betray that honor, as it is with both Burr and his country.

Nolan’s honor is strong and unwavering despite his mistreatment, but it ultimately does nothing to free him from his torment.
Nolan’s honor is strong and unwavering despite his mistreatment, but it ultimately does nothing to free him from his torment.

Nolan’s honor toward h

Answer 1

is country drives him to a sense of purpose, even as it isolates him from the world he once knew.