In Anthony Grooms book, Bombingham there are many references to moments that are life changing to the main character, Walter. The story is comprised of flashbacks Walter has while he’s a soldier in Vietnam. During the war, Walter feels obligated to write his condolences when a fellow soldier from his hometown, Haywood, dies in the pinnacle of battle. He is prompted with the recollection of questioning his faith in a series of flashbacks regarding his childhood, specifically when his mother was diagnosed with cancer, his best friend lamar died, and when his father crumbled under the pressure of the potential demise of his wife.
The story is set between the early 1940’s and the late 1960’s, and it creates a scene for the times current events. This was the age for civil rights movements, the KKK, and in Birmingham Alabama, frequent bombings and attacks. At the time Walter lived with his mother, father, and his little sister Josie; and a great deal of their lives is spent at church. The importance of their faith sets the scene for Walter’s difficulties writing back to Haywood’s parents years later in Vietnam. By the fourth chapter his struggles have been addressed and a flashback of him ascertaining his mother has cancer, creates the first emotional appeal and importance of faith in his home. In chapter seven, Josie and Walter’s mother were discussing why she fell ill, and it was always about the lord, “don’t you …show more content…
The main character Walter faced countless challenges throughout the book where he had to question what he believed in, even at times where his dad was a wreck, his mom was sick, and his best friend died. Walter finally learned to defined his faith and was able to bequeath his faith onto the family of a lost friend, Haywood, for the better of himself and
The story is set between the early 1940’s and the late 1960’s, and it creates a scene for the times current events. This was the age for civil rights movements, the KKK, and in Birmingham Alabama, frequent bombings and attacks. At the time Walter lived with his mother, father, and his little sister Josie; and a great deal of their lives is spent at church. The importance of their faith sets the scene for Walter’s difficulties writing back to Haywood’s parents years later in Vietnam. By the fourth chapter his struggles have been addressed and a flashback of him ascertaining his mother has cancer, creates the first emotional appeal and importance of faith in his home. In chapter seven, Josie and Walter’s mother were discussing why she fell ill, and it was always about the lord, “don’t you …show more content…
The main character Walter faced countless challenges throughout the book where he had to question what he believed in, even at times where his dad was a wreck, his mom was sick, and his best friend died. Walter finally learned to defined his faith and was able to bequeath his faith onto the family of a lost friend, Haywood, for the better of himself and