| Noel: | This author idealizes Copernicus, turning him into some larger-than-life hero. |
| Gwen: | (sipping her wine) Is it any surprise? All heroes are, in a sense, mythical. |
| Tara: | Indeed. The best way to discover a person's values is to find out who their heroes are. |
| Orapan: | Hegel got it right: each hero represents a particular volksgeist. They both embody and influence the spirit of their times |
| Gwen: | Hegel? (chuckling while swirling the wine in her glass, then gazing at it as if nothing outside that glass existed) Perhaps, but we need to realize heroes are seldom portrayed accurately. By idolizing or demonizing others, we distort their images into our own hopes or fears. |
