Character Analysis: The Last Punisher

Have you ever wanted to be a Navy SEAL? Have you ever wanted to go into war with your brothers and take down terrorists? All you see about the infamous SEALs is all the bad guys they kill, but in The Last Punisher, you see the full story about this elite special operations force during the Battle of Ramadi. You learn about the struggle to stay alive and hardships of war. I will be evaluating what it means to be a SEAL, visualizing the dramatic events the men of the SEALs go through, and question why someone would want to risk their life to protect this country. What it means to be a SEAL is the willingness to go to war with your brothers not knowing if you will walk out or be carried out. To be a SEAL also means that you have to be dedicated to the program and the way of life. It is clear that Kevin believes that you cannot be made into a SEAL: “SEALs aren’t made. They’re born. From the moment a candidate steps onto the beach in Coronado, he either has what it takes or he doesn’t” (Lacz 15). The dramatic events of combat require a large amount of grit, …show more content…
It is because they love this country and want to protect it. For Kevin Lacz, part of the reason was because it was the only thing that was hard for him and that he actually had to work for it: “I pitched on a Little League baseball team that nearly won the New England title, then quit the next year to focus on soccer, a sport I wasn’t nearly the same standout in. I was a Boy Scout for more than ten years and then quit before making Eagle Scout because the idea of the project was too tedious for me” (Lacz 11). Kevin’s problem was the classic I-am-so-good-at-everything-I-get-bored-wth-everything-really-fast-problem. ☺ This can be a good thing and a bad thing. You will almost always make a team. On the other hand, once you get bored, you will quit and this might get you into some bad things out of