They do not want to communicate with each other. They quarrel. Then it evolves into violence. Nevertheless, a midnight run to Gettysburg changes the situation. Boys are woken up, sleepily with eyes half-closed at 3 am, ordered to run to Gettysburg, a place that buried 50,000 men who died in America Civil War, and that is where they learn a profound lesson from Coach Boone and reflect on themselves.
What are the effects on Ishmael from being a boy soldier? Well my belief is that he became cold from all the fighting and blood shed he has seen as a boy soldier. In the book, A Long way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael said “Every time people come at us with the intention of killing us, I close my eyes and wait for death. Even thought I am still alive, I feel like each time I accept death, part of me dies. Very soon I will completely die and all that will be left is my empty body walking with you.
After Henry left his home, he comes to the regiment he was assigned to. He meets the men as they talk to each other about running away when battle comes. Henry spends the rest of his time in his regiment pondering over the idea other men have given him. ‘Will he run away?’ “For some moments he could not flee no more
One day during the war, he was called upon to take his work out into the fields. Equipped with his medic backpack and a gun, he had to run through the battle zone, diving to one safe spot to the next, quickly, he bandaged his fellow war mates; then he heard a scream. Looking to his left, his very close friend, Fred Golding, was shot in the chest. Running as fast as he could, Emil made it to Fred, but knew it was no use; Fred had died in his arms. Coming into this war, Emil knew the possibility of dying was the chance he and his friends must take.
Jimmy Cross went to war only because his friends did, and that led him to danger. He had to lead a group of soldiers when he did not feel qualified to. Tim uses the characters to show the fear of shame as motivation for going to
The narrator walks a distance considered lengthy even for adults. He is willing to push himself out of the comfort of his own world to go to an unknown city and join his brother. In contrast to the first story’s family, the family in “the Stone Boy” is more dysfunctional. After the death of their eldest son Eugie, the entire family becomes chaotic and slowly breaks apart. When Arnold is sent to the sheriff’s office, his uncle Andy was
He works long hours at a job he’s not good at and doesn’t truly enjoy, and he expects this kind of life for his sons. As Biff continues to not live up to his expectations, they clash constantly Biff’s failure to live his father’s dream life causes Willy to express constant disappointment in the man he’s become. Willy raised him to grow up sailing through life, believing that he can get by on being well-liked and admired. When this never culminates in the life Biff wanted, he has no idea of the direction he needs to go in. He can never hold down a job and develops a kleptomania habit.
The disaster and devastation, emotional exile and the search for an ending are all the reasons to why Bassam has to leave his homeland. Bassam is surrounded by devastation and disaster everyday due to the civil war. This disaster begins to weigh on a person’s point of view as well as their behaviour towards others within their life and community. Bassam describes the way his neighbourhood has fallen apart due to the bombs: “Heat descended, bombs landed, and thugs jumped the long lines for bread, stole the food of the weak, bullied the baker and caressed his daughter. Thugs never waited in line” (12).
Additionally, the novel continues to tell the story of Okonkwo and his family. Towards the middle of the novel his attitude continues to cause him problems. His actions cause his and his family’s life to alter. In chapter thirteen of the novel it states, “Okwonko’s gun had exploded and a piece of iron had pierced the boy’s heart.” It continues to say, “The only course open to Okonkwo was to flee from the clan.” During a ceremony an unexpected turn of events causes Okonkwo and his family to be exiled. Due to his personality
Although they know there is a sniper, they still fear him because they cannot discern when he will shoot them. “Sooner or later this German sniper, who keeps us cowering in cold fear, will be caught in an advance by our troops.” In the same chapter, the sniper kills the character Brown. Brown’s death has made the narrator more fearful of the unknown because he now knows what the sniper’s ability. This shows us why the narrator would fear the unknown in the novel. What’s more, the inhumanity is another big deal.