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In "Mortals" what is mr givens opinions with big names

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Are not the best people.

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“You can lead a good life without being a celebrity,” he said. “People with big names aren’t always big people.”

("Mortals" by Tobias Wolfe, American Short Stories, pg 710)

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His view is that people with big names are not big people. Their names and status doesn’t make them better or higher than other people. He believes that a name doesn’t define a person. If people hide behind titles, they would be smaller than their name implied.

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