War is an emotional roller coaster; soldiers feel pain as comrade’s fall right before their eyes. They rejoice with patriotism as the army advances to defeat a common enemy. In the memoir, Helmet for My Pillow: from Parris Island to the Pacific, Robert Leckie recounts his war experience from beginning to end. He uses long- winded syntax to evoke powerful emotions from readers, provide intense imagery, and provide description of people and events. Without a doubt, long-winded syntax evokes powerful emotions from the reader. While they are marching to their new positions, Robert Leckie states,
We thought ‘Smoothface’ had killed him, for ‘No-Behind’s’ scream had been that of a dying man. But, fortunately for ‘No-Behind’, his very insufficiency …show more content…
For example, Robert Leckie said, "Perhaps Oakstump would help – Oakstump, that short, bull-like farm lad from Pennsylvania, who didn’t drink or smoke (at least not then) but loved to squat on the floor, throwing his dice, shuffling his cards, plastering his hair with scented oil” (Leckie 31). This tells us who Oakstump is and what he likes to do when he is not in battle. Oakstump is a carefree person and seems unaffected by the war going on around him. Robert Leckie explained, “He bent and grasped the tripod as though it were a living thing and he had it by the throat, turning his wrists to it as though he could choke the life from it– this hard cruel unbending thing in which was now concentrated the frustration, the hunger, the thirst, the wetness and the anxieties of these past two days” (Leckie 66). He, Chuckler, was so mad and just hated his luck because his tripod had hit him in the head. Therefore, he could almost kill his tripod. The descriptions of the people really help to understand them in and out of battle. In conclusion, powerful emotion is evoked in readers, there is intense imagery, and people are described is what the syntax does to enhance Robert Leckie’s story called Helmet For My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific. Syntax has a big influence on the story and is apparent in Robert Leckie’s book. To all the heroes who have died in the line of duty, the citizens of America thank
We thought ‘Smoothface’ had killed him, for ‘No-Behind’s’ scream had been that of a dying man. But, fortunately for ‘No-Behind’, his very insufficiency …show more content…
For example, Robert Leckie said, "Perhaps Oakstump would help – Oakstump, that short, bull-like farm lad from Pennsylvania, who didn’t drink or smoke (at least not then) but loved to squat on the floor, throwing his dice, shuffling his cards, plastering his hair with scented oil” (Leckie 31). This tells us who Oakstump is and what he likes to do when he is not in battle. Oakstump is a carefree person and seems unaffected by the war going on around him. Robert Leckie explained, “He bent and grasped the tripod as though it were a living thing and he had it by the throat, turning his wrists to it as though he could choke the life from it– this hard cruel unbending thing in which was now concentrated the frustration, the hunger, the thirst, the wetness and the anxieties of these past two days” (Leckie 66). He, Chuckler, was so mad and just hated his luck because his tripod had hit him in the head. Therefore, he could almost kill his tripod. The descriptions of the people really help to understand them in and out of battle. In conclusion, powerful emotion is evoked in readers, there is intense imagery, and people are described is what the syntax does to enhance Robert Leckie’s story called Helmet For My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific. Syntax has a big influence on the story and is apparent in Robert Leckie’s book. To all the heroes who have died in the line of duty, the citizens of America thank