The Writing Style Of Ernie Pyle: The Story Of The War

Ernie Pyle had a writing style unlike any other. When he wrote he was not just stating facts but instead, he was painting a picture. You were not just reading what he is saying but you are seeing what he saw, feeling what he felt. Pyle’s style made you feel something while reading, whether that be emotions over the horror that is war, or feeling connected to something occurring so far away. Ernie Pyle’s writing style certainly was not a common one, people were used to learning about the war by reading about the statistics of it, who was going where and how many people had died. Pyle took a different approach though, because when he wrote he told a story. His writing was similar to that of a narrative style, he told the story of the war instead of the facts of it. His descriptions of the aftermath of the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy, France were one of the most vivid reads I have ever seen. With his writing, he made you see exactly what he had seen. As a reader you are able to see the downed tanks, the sand in the air from explosions, you are able to completely recreate in your mind the scenery that he set. Compared to others, Pyle’s writing stands alone. Most writers at the time seem to be more focused on the facts of what was going on instead of …show more content…
It was already upsetting to me as a regular person just reading it. World War II was the greatest war in human history, and his writing made you feel how big it really was, how terrible it was. If I had a personal attachment to the war, I probably would have just chosen to read another reporters account of it, one that just listed the facts. Numbers seem less terrifying than flowery words and facts do not seem as powerful as emotions. But that is a sign of good writing, it is just like a good book, the best books are the ones that make you not want to read anymore and yet force you to keep