"The Name Of War" - Jill Lepore In the developments in the book, Lepore clearly states that “King Phillip’s War was the defining moment” in early American history. What she means is that the war was mainly fought on the basis of the need to maintain cultural identity. The Native Americans fought hard to ensure that they kept their Indian ways of lives while the English colonialists also wanted to introduce their new ways of lives and make allies with the Indians. The English colonist majorly developed their American identity before and after the wars through triangulating between their English cultural modes of living and the Indian experiences.…
Robert volunteered to go to the military because he knew he was going to be drafted anyway. He volunteered in 1942, and went in as a 1st Lieutenant and later got promoted to a captain. In the beginning of his service, Robert was an examining doctor at Oklahoma City, and his job was to examine the soldiers to see if they…
This dear America book is called my secret war, a diary of 13 year old Madeleine Beck taking place in 1941. At the start of the book it talks about how Maddie's father is a Navy officer and is on an aircraft carrier protecting the Pacific. She is now living in Long Island, New York. She is having trouble making friends and likes this boy in her class johnny. She and johnny become friends because he thinks it's so cool that she has a dad in the navy.…
The Troubles of War In the hardships of war, you must fight for what you believe is right or things will never change. In the book My Brother Sam is Dead, Tim and his family face many troubles with the ongoing war. The war is brutal and effects not only those fighting it, but those around it. Unfortunately the people must do desperate things in order to cope with their desperate situations.…
War can be considered one of the most traumatizing “job” in the world because of the potential it can change a human. O’Brien makes several attempts to make his message or theme clear to reader by putting direct characterization of…
The narrative, “A Story of War and Change” by Reza Kiarash details the gruesome horror of the Iran-Iraq war through the experiences of the author as a paramedic within the Iranian army. What is immediately noticeable by the reader is how the author recounts his memory in short, staccato esque sentences. Evidence of such is provided when the author writes “ Yes, it is”. The lack of sentence sophistication helps immerse the reader into the atmosphere of the campaign the author is fighting in. As events escalate further within the story, the choppy sentences help create an aura of urgency for the reader.…
If I Die In A Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien If I Die In A Combat Zone is a memoir that depicts the horrors of Vietnam through the eyes of Tim O’Brien. Tim’s story is not told in chronological order, but his life before, during, and after the war are all depicted by the end of the book. Although the book is brief, it shows the development of Tim as he is forced to participate in a war that he disagrees with in its entirety. Although he originally plots to abandon the Army, he believes that doing so would bring embarrassment upon his family, thus Tim endures through the brutality that was Vietnam.…
This shows how harmful the war was to the soldier’s psyche, where all feeling seemed to become more intense and cause them to act rashly and try and control their…
Idealism and truth are related concepts with the similar functions, but can have different effects on a person’s life. Idealism is a what protects an individual’s state of mind, and gives power to endure a situation. However, when that state of mind is shattered so is a piece of a person. This leads to a series of detrimental choices that leads to the person’s downfall. Truth regardless the shape, form, or bluntness is what gives an individual a sense of reality.…
From a soldier 's perspective, the novel highlights the horrors of the war as well as the struggles soldiers go through after their service. Through stories of personal experience at war, Caputo describes how the image of war changes for young men; changing their view on heroism, the realities of war and the impact war has on the mind. Many see war as chance to create a name for themselves. To fight for their country, and be the person written about in books and papers.…
On a personal level, the detrimental effects of war have been exemplified through a variety of mediums in Findley’s novel The Wars. Furthermore, Robert Ross is a perfect example of a character who has been greatly affected by the effects of the war. “Robert Ross was no Hitler. That was his problem.”…
The Wars by Timothy Findley is a novel telling the story of nineteen-year-old Canadian officer in World War I, Robert Ross. Ross enlists in the army after his sister dies under his watch, or really lack thereof, after telling some backstory of how Ross got to this decision he heads to basic training. After training he heads off to France and fights a gruesome battle filled with trench warfare, gas, snipers and muddy (shit fields triggered) like scenes that paint a picture of an awful war. The home of a French family, the d’Orsey’s was converted into a hospital for the allies, Robert was recovering from his injuries from previous battles in the house. This will probably sound very cliché, but it would be honestly very hard to describe the awful events of the last section of the novel, it includes an all be it gruesome but important rape scene of Robert as well as depictions of him being nearly burned alive in a barn trying to rescue horses.…
“This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure. Death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a beginning generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war”(Remarque). Taking place in World War two, a young man loses everything he held dear to him by becoming a soldier. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, Erich demonstrates how the war can force soldiers to grow up by destroying their identity, youth, and innocence.…
The book's strength lies in the personal reflections couples with the blunt descriptions of the war as seen by Barbusse. The book has a lasting place in World War I literature because of its honest portrayal, and historical significance surrounding its release during the war. The lasting message of the book is the warning of how tragic and destructive that war is, especially on those who…
The Wars Essay November 30th 2016 Justyn Drisdelle Timothy Findley creates an atmosphere displaying the horrors of WWI and the unpredictable realities. Evidently, the events several character have endured throughout the war has changed them greatly throughout the novel, one of these characters being Robert.…