Daddy's Gone To War Analysis

This credible effort by William Tuttle explored the important issues or influences that involved in the families of the men who were sent off to war. Tuttle fascinates us with the many diverse circumstances the families had to endure before and after the father’s came home from war. Tuttle also discusses throughout war the many issues that the families suffered such as mothers having to take on both roles, depression of the children, the neglected children during this time period, and the increased role of the older children to watch over the younger ones. Although the mother had a very important and influential role in the children’s lives during this war, Tuttle does a well-thought-of job to display the hardships the families suffered without the fathers being around.
Tuttle would explain that during the children’s early stages of aging they seemed to “talk more openly about their worries; fearing that spies were living in their midst, they had nightmares about war” (p.16). Why was it that they feared something that they had no involvement in? He made it clear that as they aged it seemed to become more glorified and they even reenacted …show more content…
The fact that so many of the examples of the wide ranging studies or results of the families gave an enhanced view of the anguishes they had endured. He paints a vivid picture of how things were being handled during this time. He also excelled in providing the feelings or emotional state throughout the text. The information provided about how things involved for the families because the absence of the father way very influential. Overall there was not many weaknesses within the book and the strengths of being well written, detailed, and graphic is what stands out. In all Tuttle portrayed the lives of the many families in a nutshell. I recommend this