Roald sent and beginning his life in the army,with no type of experience at all. Faces lot's of challenges, and meets new people good and bad along the way. He left his family for 3 years, returning when he's 25. Writing his experiences of war " Going Solo" talks about all the challenges he faces. Two characters Dahl meets are Mdisho and Major Griffths who share common traits but are quite different at the same time. Mdisho is a smart person, while Major Griffths is admirable.
To begin with, Roald met Mdisho in Dar Es Salaam. Later on they became roommates and close friends. Later on Roald discovered Mdisho was very violent. One way he proves to be violent is , the author wrote," I had the sword raised in both my hands and I swung it, his …show more content…
Major Griffths according to Roald can be best described as admirable. The text states, " There was something rather admirable about the way he was galloping around the deck with no clothes on. ( The Voyage Out, paragraph 10). Roald thinks that looking at him running around is worthwhile. Major Griffths doesn't care about what anyone thinks of him. He's proud of his body and isn't ashamed of anything. Roald isn't outgoing like him. He finds that quite rather amusing seeing someone run around naked with no one to judge him. Another trait Roald describes Major Griffths is as Brave. One way Major Griffths proves to be brave is,the text states" The galloping Major who didn't give a fig for anybody and I decided I would say something very casual to him this time, but I was also envying him. I was actually jealous of his total-don't-give-a-damn attitude ,and i wished like mad that I myself had the guts to go out there and do the same thing",( The Voyage Out, paragraph 10,11) Major Griffths isn't afraid to do things he wants. Good or bad he's going to do it regardless because that's the type of person he is. Roald want's to be like him not in a bad way but it's good he's outgoing. His attitude of not giving a damn is
To begin with, Roald met Mdisho in Dar Es Salaam. Later on they became roommates and close friends. Later on Roald discovered Mdisho was very violent. One way he proves to be violent is , the author wrote," I had the sword raised in both my hands and I swung it, his …show more content…
Major Griffths according to Roald can be best described as admirable. The text states, " There was something rather admirable about the way he was galloping around the deck with no clothes on. ( The Voyage Out, paragraph 10). Roald thinks that looking at him running around is worthwhile. Major Griffths doesn't care about what anyone thinks of him. He's proud of his body and isn't ashamed of anything. Roald isn't outgoing like him. He finds that quite rather amusing seeing someone run around naked with no one to judge him. Another trait Roald describes Major Griffths is as Brave. One way Major Griffths proves to be brave is,the text states" The galloping Major who didn't give a fig for anybody and I decided I would say something very casual to him this time, but I was also envying him. I was actually jealous of his total-don't-give-a-damn attitude ,and i wished like mad that I myself had the guts to go out there and do the same thing",( The Voyage Out, paragraph 10,11) Major Griffths isn't afraid to do things he wants. Good or bad he's going to do it regardless because that's the type of person he is. Roald want's to be like him not in a bad way but it's good he's outgoing. His attitude of not giving a damn is