The Heart And The Fist Analysis

There will always be multiple sides to every story, and every side will always believe that they are right, this is shown in Columbine by Dave Cullen, and The Heart and the Fist by Eric Greitens. In The Heart and the Fist, the central conflict is between the American Military and the armed forces of Mohamed Farrah Aidid, both with differing stories of events. The American Military explains its side as one of humanitarian aid, sending in extreme military force to capture Mohamed Aidid, who has been stealing food shipments sent by the UN to the starving citizens of Mogadishu. Mohamed Aidid’s Militia counters with the sudden attacks of the American Military, attacks that have destroyed homes and killed citizens, claiming that the Militia is only responding in defense of the people of Mogadishu. Both sides of the conflict in …show more content…
The obvious side of the story is the Victim’s side -all the parents, teachers, students, spouses- who have lost loved ones, who not only have the Killer’s to fight against, nut the Jeffco Police Force, the Victim’s story cites the loss of their loved one’s and the lack of police effort in saving lives and preventing the disaster. The Jeffco Police Force claims to have provided all the help available, even as conspiracies including destroyed documents, secret meetings, knowledge of the killer’s plan, and still missing reports become known to the public. Even the Killer’s -Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold- have their own “correct” story, filled with evidence of their war on the mindless robotic zombies of the human race, they believe they were exterminating the inferior species of humankind, with a plan of having a publicly televised terrorist attack to strike fear across the entire world., even though Eric Harris tells the public in his journals that he knows he is