After all, we, viewers, could have had a chance to see how Christopher Plummer's character defined paternal love during his youth. (anhkhoi.blogspot.ru)
Many of the characters he has portrayed struggle with how best to express paternal love, to perform the role of «father», and he has frequently placed himself within narratives that allow him to enact aspects of the father - son relationship. (sensesofcinema.com)
The man, dying, has a fierce paternal love and will to survive — yet he saves his last two bullets for himself and his son. (booklistonline.com)