Getting over th ehump of a much more severe boot camp completed the tranistion from sloppy civilian to kempt soldier. Moving up the ranks on account of his common sense intelligence and the attrition of the MI he becomes squad leader where he proves himself during a combat drop by not only just leading his squad successfully but going back for a wounded soldier bringing to live the "no MI left behind" motto. Skipping the rank of platoon sergent to assistant section leader brought him some disobedience from the senior platoon sergent that should have gotten the higher billet. Taking him aside for a mutual ass whooping, the destruction of an equal match serves as a good example for all enlisted leaders. Rico accepts his role in the infintry and serves as a shining examples of a soldier so much that he is approached to commission.
shows, but through real life people. It is almost certain that these men will probably experience some type of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “Combat fatigue,” “shell shock,” or “war neurosis” (Kulka) are all associated with PTSD. But with the weight of Lt. Cross’s men on his shoulders, their lives resting in his hands, is definitely hard. Battling the war of love in his head, asnd battling the Vietnam War as well, is a great means of PTSD in the making.
“Get out of the truck” screeches the timeworn man, it was our brigade commander, Yingling’s overseer. Inhaling deeply and giving me a look of uncertainty, my commander apprehensively hops out the Humvee and scurries over to his superior. All I heard in the distance was heavy upbraiding and a lot of unsettling profanity, comparable to an infuriated father disciplining his rebellious teenager. Overhearing this reciprocation made me comprehend the danger of disregarding boundaries of power.
Kowalski’s scowling character symbolizes a precise form of masculinity that relies on blatant prejudice as a collective feature. A close up shot on the grandchildren looking at old photographs from Walt’s experiences during the Korean War support the idea of masculinity he sets his life around. “We shot men, stabbed them with bayonets, chopped up seventeen year olds with shovels” the brutally honest dialogue concerning his time during War also supports his braveness and masculine obligations. The audio motif of the army drums reflects upon the masculinity of Walt’s character and reminds the audience of his background, also acknowledging the intention for him to pull out his gun. His gun in this film is a symbol of his masculinity due to the power it withholds.
War is discussed in the poems weapons training, where a monologue is written from the perspective of an army official training troops and homecoming, where dead troops are being bought home from the war in Vietnam. Weapons training illustrates the harsh brutality of the army, the voice is aggressive and insulting, representing the nature of war. The voice uses insults, ‘are you a queer?’, ‘unsightly fat between your elephant ears’, ‘that drain you call a mind’ to dehumanize the troops, then he continues to preach that in war you either kill, or get killed . In homecoming Dawes is showing what happens to sodiers after they die at war, there is no glory or recognition, they are ‘zipped up’ and put into ‘mortuary coolness’ treated without warmth or care. This coolness forces the audience to feel sympathy towards those subject to warfare.
He asks the rhetorical question, "A hero of war, is that what they see?" showing his disgust at what he has experienced and what he became as a soldier. His age has perhaps provided him with this distrust, the "medals and scars" symbolising the idea of a war veteran. The caustic sarcasm of "...so damn proud of me..." is very inputting as the war veteran reflects on the enthusiasm he had for the job as a young man, but not anymore. The development of the young soldier's enthusiastic distinctive voice into a cynical war veteran voice is very well done.
They show hate to one another and he wants everyone to come together. II. Body- A. Anger- He sees no change in who he is and he wakes up feeling like he's not going anywhere. He thinks people do not care, because of the color of his skin. B. Unloved- The changes he and his brother went through were so different that they don't feel like brothers anymore.
I also believe he beats her so he could feel more like a man and feel like he has all the power. Sykes has no shame in how he treats is wife Delia. I believe he shows no remorse because no one has ever said anything about it to him. He cheats on Delia and the thing that kills me is that she knows about it yet says
Charles Yale Harrison’s novel “Generals die in bed” directly depicts the catastrophic dehumanization of soldiers in war through each and every one of his characters. Dehumanization is the process of losing altruistic or individual qualities, as may occur in some psychotic states or in environments that produce emotional trauma and may be influenced by external forces. The environment and external forces in Harrison’s novel were the trenches. From the beginning of the novel the men are normal civilians, with morals and righteous beliefs who show great respect for their fellow man. Yet soon after they are stationed on the western front these men are transformed into barbaric killers whom resent and show very little mercy for their fellow man
The conch is governing authority, keeping those desperate for power under law and giving one the opportunity to speak ones mind as only the person holding the conch is permitted to speak, “Let him have the conch!” shouts Piggy. “Let him have it!”. Golding utilizes the character of Ralph to embody, law and order and democracy through him admonishing one of the “biguns” to let a “littleun” have a chance to speak. In the beginning of the novel the younger boys contributed greatly to the election of Ralph as chief. In Lord of the Flies, the conch is blown to announce to the group that it is time to hold an assembly at the platform to discuss things of importance such as the building and maintenance of the signal fire, the hunting and capture of pigs and the