Cartridges, bulged forward under the capes so that men , passing on the road, marched as though they were six months gone with child.” Repetition is used to repeat soldiers, motor tractors, and guns, the importance of repetition was to tell the reader that there is a war going on. External conflict (man vs society) is being used to show that the narrator is facing a world war as a ambulance driver which revealed the tone which would be revealed to show the grim reality of war. Symbolism is also used to symbolize rain as death, “At the start of the winter came the permanent rain and with the rain came the
The Counterculture obviously relates to Kesey theory of drugs being the key to an individual liberation. When Kesey was in the process of writing the novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest the Korean War was still a fresh memory, and then in shock came World War II after. According to Kesey war can cause trauma to patients. Following the daily beast article many of the patients in the nove One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest suffered from war trauma. For example, “Old Colonel Matterson thinks he’s still in World War I, Billy Bibbit suffered a breakdown in ROTC training when he couldn’t answer the drill officer’s command without stuttering, and McMurphy, who received a dishonorable discharge in the Korean War for insubordination” (American Dreams).
Essay 2: Comparison/Contrast For your second essay, you will write a comparison/contrast essay. The structure for essays like this is discussed in depth in Chapter 7 in The Bedford Reader. You may choose any topic from those listed on the back of this page or another topic, with my prior approval. My expectations are as follows: 1. The essay will be well-organized and well developed, using detailed examples to make a fleshed out comparison of your subjects.
DIRECTIONS: Choose one of the topics listed below, or develop one of your own, and write a well-organized essay analyzing how that topic is addressed in Oedipus Rex. Your essay should include analysis of what Sophocles says and how he says it, with specific quotations from the text. Remember that quotations must be in quotation marks and must not be “hanging” (standing alone) without explanatory language. Include page number in parenthesis. Primarily you will be analyzing how this play reflects universal themes, lessons applicable in all times and places.
The poem Homecoming, takes you along the ride of bodies of dead soldiers being transported for Vietnam back to their home country wherever it may be. As you keep on reading the poem, it grips you with the chilling outcome of war and the process of which dead bodies must take in order to return home. Homecoming uses many literary devices. One such device is repetition; in the opening sentence “All day, day after day, they're bringing them home.” uses repetition to show the monotonous task of collecting dead bodies of soldiers daily and also in the quote “they're high now, high and higher, over
Lessons from the Battle of Chancellorsville By David Tyler Journal Article | May 8 2013 - 2:30am “Hold the attention of your enemy with a minimum force, then quickly strike him suddenly and hard on his flank or rear with every weapon you have.”[1] -- Gen. A.A. Vandegrift Introduction May 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville. It is one of the premiere battles that military professionals around the world study to understand the art of warfare. The chaos, courage, and suffering that took place at the Battle of Chancellorsville was so expansive and extreme that it is difficult for twenty-first century minds to grasp. Numbers vaguely tell the story of the savagery: total Confederate casualties 13,156, of whom 1683 were killed, 9277 were wounded, and
But by the end of November we finished the promise to all of our fallen comrades and started thinking to ourselves for thinking that we would not be the Lone Survivors. Writers memo My topic is about the world war two era about life abourd the uss columbus. the allegory is mostley about the ship talking to it self most of the time. My setting is in a lawn to represent war pretty much. Im on both sides of this and hopefully it is for a good reason like for good for the soldiers that would fight for their country and bad for troops that were lost fighting for their
12/25/12 Roman Soldier Letter Dear Mom And Dad, As we speak now we just got back from a successful battle, and Caeser has now overtaken the power of Gaul. In the future I will feel a big regret from the many of lives I have taken. I am a horseback with a sword and a strong fighter. The life of so many innocent people is easily taken with the swing of a sword and the gallop of my trusty steed. Very interesting stories have been told of people lost in battles by the fire every night.
Dulce et Decorum Est “Dulce et decorum est” by Wilfred Owen is a poem which starts off by describing an everyday incident and goes on to make a more serious point about human nature. In this poem Owen uses a range of literary techniques to describe a gas attack on a group of soldiers during World War 1 and then level that attack back at the patriots at home who encourage young men to fight. The poem starts off by describing the condition of the soldiers who are marching back to base after a long day fighting in the trenches. Suddenly a gas attack is underway and the soldiers need to react quickly to survive. Unfortunately one soldier doesn’t get his mask on in time and suffers a horrific death.
ENGLISH SPEECH – TERM 3 - 2013 You’ve just been named your school captain, you decide to shake things up a little, do you do something for the benefit of everyone, or just the benefit of you? This is the choice of the path of power or authority that William Golding presents in his novel Lord of the Flies. Golding uses his novel to draw attention to the chaos and atrocity experienced in society in the midst of world war two. Throughout the novel the reader experiences a deeper understanding of power and authority through extensive use of symbolism. The conch, Jack’s knife and Piggy’s glasses are such symbols representing Golding’s perception of the Second World War through metaphoric figures.