This quote ultimately outlines his true bravery and character, the corporals have fled and gone off somewhere else yet he has had the courage to carry on and help out the injured people. The fact that McEwan says that the corporals have gone off is used to emphasise how brave Robbie is being. After this a full
Overall the ending of The Red Badge of Courage was happy because the main character survived and was able to learn a valuable lesson. While reading the story it was quite sad because it showed how many people died for no reason. Fleming’s regiment was at one point to be sacrificed to help defeat the enemy. This was a realistic military strategy. Although only following the Flemings story, it did concentrate on death but it didn’t make it a sad story.
Shells are exploding around the clock and it is nearly impossible to sleep, but I do manage just out of sheer exhaustion. Many of the solders here have committed suicide because they were in too much pain after contracting a disease, or they believed they would die before they had the opportunity to go home so they decided to end their suffering themselves. Others were more clever, you see about a month ago my dear friend and one of the smartest men I know, Nelson Harris, shot himself in the foot, for he was missing his family so much he could barely concentrate. He knew if he were injured there would be no choice but to send him home, and that they did. There are some days that I too think about ending my life, but I know that I must stay strong for my country and for you and the children.
He sees his comrades legs, arms, heads being blew apart. To save his own life from a falling shell, one of the soldiers (after getting his feet shoot off) ran into a shell-hole on the bones that were left over from his critically injured feet. During World War I soldiers had to face many poisonous gases that turn your skin blue because of the lack of oxygen. Even when a soldier has a gas mask on they still have to remember that they only have a limited amount air in the mask. In the book, after the area that Paul and his company were fighting was gassed, one of his comrades was losing air in his mask, so he instinctively removed his mask and inhaled the poison, then die immediately.
The author states that women are accident prone in high-stress situations, so they should be kept out of combat situations. To illustrate, he presents a real example about one of the first American women helicopter pilots, Marie Rossi. She killed herself and her force because she could not handle the stress. To be more convincing, the writer gives another example, which is also about stress problems. This instance is quietly the same with Marie Rossi’s case, Lt. Kara Hultgreen- the first woman flied F-14 fighter died in October 1994 because of loss of control when she crashed into the sea.
Disease that caused stomach pains, diarrhea, vomiting, fever or even death. Along with disease soldiers had be concerned about getting trench foot. Trench foot is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary, and cold conditions. Soldiers had to stand for hours in water and mud without the luxury of being able to remove there damp socks or boots. Trench warfare lasted for about four years and towards the end of the war the trenches extended over 600 miles across the countryside.
The Darkness Out There The darkness out there is about two young people, Sandra and Kerry, who go to help Mrs. Rutter (an old lady) with her housework. Mrs Rutter tells them a story about something she did in the war and they are shocked by this and leave. The story was during the Second World War a German aeroplane was shot down and crashed in the wood. Mrs. Rutter and her sister were the first people on the scene. They saw that one of the crew was still alive, but trapped in the aircraft.
In contrast, Creon is left shattered and ironically without family, having lost command of events after being so determined to remain in control. I suppose Perhaps Antigone was kind of over-reactedreacts. Before Antigone chooses to die, I highly appreciate her courage and responsibility, yet. But when I know she is going to kill herself, I begin to wander wonder about her inner thoughts. Maybe what Antigone cherished cherishes most was is her position of loving justice rathermore than her own brother.
This experience leaves him emotionally wounded by the way that the French solider dies and Paul feels responsible for it. Also, the way that Kemmerich is always carrying around his boots that were brand new and not all torn up like almost every other pair of boots the soldiers were given. Kemmerich treasured his boots greatly and they were his most prized possession (Remarque 11). This, in a way, soothes Kemmerich by reminding him of home and putting him at ease. Both emotional and physical weight can help or hurt people in more ways than one and All Quiet on the Western Front has quite many examples on the
So many people have been dying lately and we just can’t take it anymore. I’ll see what’s going on in the hospitals and find out what is killing so many people and report back to you. Wednesday February 1st, 1862: We are very low on staff and with what we have many of the “doctors” here are very inexperienced in the field. They have no idea what