The works of DWM (dead white males), derided for the past 10 years by lefty academics, still have something to offer, it seems. 

But students’ encounter with Achilles and Hector produces more than
a titillating taste of blood and gore. Looking deeper, the young men
see that Achilles’ rash and selfish actions have disastrous
consequences: his best friend’s death and a crippling near-defeat for
the Greeks.

“Guys tend to be impulsive, to speak and act before they think,”
says Lasseter. “They don’t often consider the impact of their actions
on other people — how damaging they can be. ‘The Iliad’ prompts them
to ask the big questions they don’t hear on MTV: What is duty? What is
honor? What is justice?”

(Hat tip: Power Line