However, as Henry reflects further on the charge, he feels quite happy and contented with his own personal performance during the battle. As the men are resting, the general who recommended that the 304th lead the charge rides into the camp and confronts the colonel of the regiment and criticizes the efforts of the men. He wants to know why the regiment could not have gone another 100 feet across the lot. The regiment's colonel seems prepared to respond angrily to the critical officer; however, he backs down. The general leaves in a huff.
Foulcher is a poet, but also a teacher. His poem ‘Martin and the Hand Grenade’ was based upon a history lesson he taught. ‘The class pauses for history’ uses ‘history’ as a pun to show the setting was a history lesson and the class was waiting for their next instruction, and also because the class is pausing to experience war before they are born. Foulcher was inspired to write this poem not only by the lesson itself, but also by the naïve response that children have to war which contrasts with the response of adults. An adult’s understanding of the seriousness of war can be seen through the imagery used where Martin ‘edges out the firing pin’ of the grenade, ‘fingers the serrations’ with ‘his father’s bleak skill’.
He subsequently wins the game for his army drawing the ire of Bonzo for his disobedience to orders. Punishing Ender for taking the initiative further adds to the contrast between the two. Ender is traded to another army shortly after. In his new army, ender trains new recruits to fight in zero gravity, and takes self-defense classes to better protect him. Ender is constantly seeking self-improvement and strives to improve the skills of others.
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.
Corporal Himmelstoss was an average polite postman before being drafted into World War I, not soon after he became a bully. Sgt. Himmeltoss was in charge of organizing the soldiers into fighters. Corporal bullied around other recruits simply because he could and became the most feared disciplinarian in the training camps. When battle breaks out, Himmelstoss pretends to be hurt and hides in order to get out of fighting.
Sofia Martinez A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah Reflection As I advance in the book, Ishmael’s innocence starts to fade and at one point is completely gone. Ishmael is now part of the army fighting against the rebel forces. It was a surprise to me that the army techniques in these chapters seem just as brutal as the rebel forces. Although they justify their violence with the defense of their country, their actions are strangely similar. Ishmael seems to be influenced by the techniques that the army uses.
He sees the officers meeting to discuss the plans for the day. Lee arrives to meet with Longstreet, and Fremantle conscious that the soldiers are laughing at him as he hangs in a tree comes down. He speaks briefly with Ross, who is dressed in his bright blue, amusing war costume, complete with a metal helmet. Fremantle is quite unaware of the grave nature of the battle, and he always believes that the gentlemanly South will naturally win the war. He is delighted and a bit nervous at the first sound of the cannon.
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). In conclusion Kesey was well influenced during his time writing the novel One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. During the 1960’s the world was well impacted by drug usage and challenging authority to find peace, harmony and liberation. Over all according to the novel Ken used McMurphy to represent someone who wants to bring peace harmony and liberation to
In The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien employs indirect characterization through imagery and refrain to illustrate a collective brutal rite of passage for young American men. The audience is exposed to the protagonist’s, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, experiences in the Vietnam War as he reminisces about a girl named Martha, develops a closer relationship with his comrades, and further understands the horrors of war. At the beginning of the war Jimmy is withdrawn emotionally and inexperienced; by the end of the war he sacrifices his love and fantasy for Martha for the protection and safety of his men. In this story O’Brien uses the description of specific items to give the reader a better understanding of the key characters. Using a repetitive
Andrew Rodriguez 08/24/13 English 72 Sarah Vowell: Shooting Dad 1) What is Vowells main point? The main point of this story is Vowells relationship with her father, and how her world compared to his is so different. As he loved collecting and talking about guns, her interest where really different from his since she loved music and Art. Soon she realizes that no matter how different their worlds are, how different they both are, they had a lot in common. 2) How is her point supported?