The author uses events that really happened in the Civil War to bring home the brutality of war--the building of a wall with dead bodies, young men shot in the stomach being left to die, horses being killed to feed starving men. These events must change the men involved. When Charley leaves for Fort Snelling, he is a smiling, fast-talking boy. Once Charley returns home, he is a different man-a broken man, in constant pain, unable to hold a job, and looking forward to his own death. Narrative
The protagonist, who was keen to remove himself from the rat and lice infested trenches, enrolled himself in a bombardment of the German’s, with little knowledge of what he was getting himself in to. The protagonist was experiencing the concept of ‘Kill or be killed’, had a German soldier at the end of his bayonet and his howling had unnerved him. His rifle stood between him and death and the decision to leave unarmed and possibly die or kill the soldier and survive was to be made. The emotional turmoil was unbearable and the pulling of the trigger was excruciating. Even after this ordeal and the shock, the protagonist was still able to sympathise with the dead German’s soldier’s brother.
Once Piggy died Jack got that bloodlust again and “viciously, with full intention hurled his spear at Ralph.”(181). the spear wounded Ralph and they began to hunt him again just like they hunted a pig. To make matters worse Jack put a spear in the ground to put Ralphs head on just like he did to the
The thought always in their head that beyond any field of grass or behind any tree the enemy could be waiting. John Wade the protagonist of the story found himself witnessing first hand how horrid war can be and what it can make out of individuals. He saw his whole company turn into evil selfless animals who raped and murdered the innocent and weak. In the novel, In The Lake Of The Woods by Tim O'Brien, small footnotes were attached at the end of each important chapter which give the reader clues and symbolic twists that made the novel somewhat unpredictable. The Footnote I chosen explains related truth on the Vietnam War, symbolizes what John Wade witnessed, and finally how it portrays the rest of the novel.
The fact that this is a true story, brings a hard reality to the reader. O’Brien works in a meat packing plant as a summer job. The smell permeates his clothes and skin, that even scrubbing until his skin is raw, cant get off.] (779) This
Ralph was upset because the fire had gone out. “There was lashings of blood,” said Jack, laughing and shuddering, you should have seen it!”(69) This quote is an example of how the boys were violent throughout the book, and became progressively more deranged. The boys hunted and killed a pig, when Jack explained that the head of the beast was to be a gift to the beast. “Jack spoke loudly. This head is for the beast.
Pathos is the tenet of rhetoric that appeals to the emotion of an argument. It shows a viewpoint and tries to hit a soft spot or provoke a course of action. When Schlosser talks about the dangers and greed of meat packing plants, he tells us of a truly saddening story about a man named Kenny. This story of Kenny Dobbins really made me sad and mad about how greedy people are. He gave his body and his life to a meat packing company and they screwed him over when
Throughout “On the Rainy River”, Tim’s influences, Elroy and his hometown, ultimately drive him to make the same decision, even though they represent very different things. Tim’s home-life is filled with pressures and responsibilities that at first he cannot handle. When the draft notice comes, all these forces initially push him away, but later, help him to make the decision to return and face the draft. When Tim describes his existence in Worthington, Minnesota, it becomes obvious that he is not extremely fond of his life thus far. As a declotter at the Armour meat-packing plant, Tim’s days are tough.
PERIOD 3 – KALEIDOSCOPE Melissa & Brittany Rodwell’s suicide • Rodwell is assigned with men whose morals and consciences have been broken by war • “he found them slaughtering rats and mice–burning them alive in their cooking fires” • “they’d forced him to watch the killing of a cat” • Rodwell wasn’t able to change his morals and character, war didn’t break him/ change his beliefs • Rodwell wasn’t content being passive while watching others (the animals) suffer, watching the men torture them • animal rights? • war affects everyone • his letter to his daughter urges her not to despair, but to have faith in life • killing of animals represent savageness in human, the innate evil
23) which foreshadows future acts of savagery and “all the same you need a army for hunting-hunting pigs” (pg.31) which shows an obsession with this primitive action. Throughout all the hunt Golding’s expresses Jacks thrill for the hunt couple examples are “The madness came into his eyes again I thought I might kill” (pg.51) “Jack found the throat and hot blood spouted over his hands…”(pg.149). and “the head is for the beast it’s a gift”(pg.151). As the hunts go on their behavior becomes more violent and vicious. The narrator seems to note the boys transformation by referring to them as savages and how the hide their shame “[they were] safe from shame or consciousness behind the mask of [their] paint”(pg.154).