When Gene went he realized that Leper was Away With Out Leave and the war had caused him to go insane. Leper’s enlistment made the concept of the war easier for Gene to cope with. The friendship between Gene and Leper was probably the least significant relationship for Gene of all. Brinker was jealous over the quick bonding between Gene and Finny, so Brinker looked for a way to revenge Gene by having a trial and forcing Finny to see that Gene really did cause him to fall. Leper gained the respect of Gene and the others, when he enlisted with the ski troopers.
In another case, Paul is seen trying to save the life of an enemy that he has stabbed, he fails but his efforts shouldn’t be forgotten. His friends refer to him as a hero, and he neglects this title and all the medals. Paul doesn’t like war and what it represents, to him, war is the real evil. The government forcing people into war, without giving them a choice is evil War can easily turn any person into a hero. Corporal Himmelstoss was an average polite postman before being drafted into World War I, not soon after he became a bully.
Now, the only problem in this situation with Andrew killing a soldier and sending a letter the family every week is that it’s too small of punishment. Everything in Andrew’s life is the same except him having to write the letter, but writing the letter doesn’t only remind him of the crime he did, it also reminds the family of their lost son. I don’t approve of this punishment as being the only thing Andrew has to do. If he were in jail and also had to write the letter to avoid more jail time it would be different because the punishment is greater. But yet again it comes to the point of him writing something meaningful and something that will make him regret what he has done.
He does not hesitate in choosing between justice and his favorite son, he gets really mad when Wes put Frank to justice for his crimes and uses his power to free him. The power and respect for Hayden made them the law and shaped their community. In 1948, there were fewer rights, mainly because of the war that happened in few years back. The town was still recovering from the war and some of the rights were wiped out. The Indian people had less right than the white people.
Wade Berrigan 5-26-07 The Moral Ambiguity of War In the novel Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Meyers, shows us many examples of soldiers struggling between making morale choices or staying alive. New soldiers look at other soldiers who have been in the war for a while as if they are sick soulless creatures killing everything in their way. Later we find these same characters that are doing the questioning doing the same thing. For example Perry wonders to himself how someone can die in front of them and no one remember it the following day. This shows his morals are still intact.
It is impossible to go through life without trust..." This quote doesn't apply to All Quiet on the Western Front because the main character Paul Baumer and his friends trusted their teacher Kantorek and went to fight in the World War. They all eventually died in this war and the war also shortened their lives greatly. They trusted Kantorek thinking the war would be amazing and they would be doing a great service for their country. However the complete opposite happened. They hated the war and lost their lives.
Although not truly apparent until the very end of the novel Grants life has taken a complete turn since the beginning when he refused to help Jefferson. Grant starts out denying the requests of Miss Emma and Tante Lou, he finally is forced into it and is unsuccessful, and then he begins to develop a bond with Jefferson and gets serious about changing his life. Finally, he gets through to Jefferson and is brought to tears the day of the execution. “Irene Cole told the class to rise, with their shoulders back. I went up to the desk and turned to face them.
“At one point, I remember, we paused over a picture of Ted Lavender, and after a while Jimmy rubbed his eyes and said he’d never forgiven himself for Lavender’s death. It was something that would never go away, he said quietly, and I nodded and told him I felt the same about certain things” (Obrien 27). Another theme is fear of shame as motivation. Tim O’Brien experiences this himself when he is on the boat with Elroy. He decides to go to war because he is ashamed of running from it.
Rip also missed out on America’s transition from colony to nation, so that when he enters the village and yells “I am a poor quiet man, a native of the place, and a loyal subject of the King, God bless him!” (2317). With that comment the villagers think of him as a spy and want to kick him out of the village or kill him. When Rip finds out his dog is gone he is saddened but felt an ease
I asked him about war and how did feel during the war. He had such a sad expression on his face that made me feel bad about asking my question. He was very polite and answered that photographing the war was one of the most difficult times of his life. He saw so many horrifying battles, that the war experiencing changed the way he perceived life forever. He told me the only good aspect about his job during war was that he could show the rest of the population what was happened and maybe people would understand the gravity of the problem and try to solve the problems in