The book Good Soldier by the Pulitzer winner, David Finkel starts off by telling about its detrimental journey on April 6th, 2007. The book is a memoir of the journeys that the soldiers of the unit of 2-16 short for the Second Battalion, Sixteenth Infantry Regiment of the Fourth Infantry Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division went through (Finkel, 2009, p. 9). This particular unit started off in Fort Riley, Kansas and then they were assigned to a mission in Western Iraq for 12 months to provide safekeeping for supply convoys, run by Infantry Officer Ralph Kauzlarich. As the stories start off, his life and struggles are the highlights of the first chapter and as things continue stories of other members come into play in the following
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Before I enrolled into the Women and Gender Studies class I would have never thought this deeply into the roles that the women played in this book, but as the year went on and I picked up more knowledge I began to see the world differently. For the most part, what I disliked the most about the story is how Rachel felt like she had to lie about her life, claiming to be married or engaged to the people who questioned her about her marital status. Women are just as powerful alone as women with companions. Although, the book presented weak roles pertaining to its female characters, it has strengthened my beliefs and motivated me to break the stereotypes of women. Also, with the variety of stories and diverse problems, Finkel has made me more aware of the problems people have understanding and appreciating themselves and others.
Overall, The Good Soldiers is a really good book! It truly engages its readers and gives them a full insight of the emotions and thought process that thousands of our troops go through every day. Without a book like this many may not have been able to gain awareness of the issues that people have sympathizing and valuing themselves and the people around
Before I enrolled into the Women and Gender Studies class I would have never thought this deeply into the roles that the women played in this book, but as the year went on and I picked up more knowledge I began to see the world differently. For the most part, what I disliked the most about the story is how Rachel felt like she had to lie about her life, claiming to be married or engaged to the people who questioned her about her marital status. Women are just as powerful alone as women with companions. Although, the book presented weak roles pertaining to its female characters, it has strengthened my beliefs and motivated me to break the stereotypes of women. Also, with the variety of stories and diverse problems, Finkel has made me more aware of the problems people have understanding and appreciating themselves and others.
Overall, The Good Soldiers is a really good book! It truly engages its readers and gives them a full insight of the emotions and thought process that thousands of our troops go through every day. Without a book like this many may not have been able to gain awareness of the issues that people have sympathizing and valuing themselves and the people around