In Roald Dahl‘s book, Danny champion of the world why does Danny achieve that status? Sure, he helped his town and caught quite a few pheasants but champion of the world? Really? What about a peasant boy in a remote African village that walks miles every day, just to get drinkable water for his family? Shouldn’t it just be, Danny, champion of a small town in England?
To many people, the small town that they are born and raised in IS their entire world.