Summary Of I Remember The Last War By Robert Hoffman

I Remember the Last War was a book written by Robert Hoffman. His book discusses his participation during the war. This excerpt from his story specifically talks about his experience in a military hospital and on the frontline. The reader will notice that the majority of Hoffman`s memories are awful. Three adjectives that describe his experience are depressing, traumatic and gory. An adjective that describes Hoffman`s war experience is depressing. War is never considered a cheerful thing. Throughout this article the writer talks about his somber memories. One constant topic that is mentioned is death. While Hoffman is in the hospital he describes how "Great numbers of men were dying and being wounded in the terrific battles at the front." This description simply tells the reader …show more content…
When someone thinks about war, they often think about all the blood and death that can be involved. In this article Hoffman does not shy away from the gore. Hoffman uses visual imagery to describe the terrible scenes. For instance "Many of the men had been pumped full of machine gun bullets - shot almost beyond recognition. A hundred or so bullets, even in a dead man's body, is not a pretty sight." This description allows the reader to imagine the scene of a body that has been marred by bullets. He even uses olfactory imagery to further allow the reader to imagine the gory scene. Hoffman asks the reader "Did you ever smell a dead mouse?" This immediately gets the audience to think about a foul smelling object. Anything dead smells terrible. The following excerpt from Robert Hoffman`s novel I Remember the Last War allows readers to experience the war. Hoffman examines his involvement in the war and tells is audience about his time in the hospital and what he witnessed while fighting. He lets readers know that nothing about war is pleasant. One is constantly worried about dying while witnessing his friends being shot and