Allies Theme Essay

Ethan Li Period 2

Theme Essay: Allies

March 10, 2023

Imagine if one person had controlled a tank, instead of 5-6 people, the tank would’ve had only one of the mechanics instead of all five significant positions, making it unusable. The story Allies by Alan Gratz, a nonfiction novel, talks about the different perspectives of many people on D-Day. D-Day or the Normandy landing was a fierce battle between the Nazis and the Allies during WW2. Where more than 9000 allied soldiers died, with thousands more injured. One central theme in Allies, by Alan Gratz, is that working together will help lead to success and accomplish common goals. One reason is that working together will lead to success and also it will lead to friendships and bonds.

It was established that Monique had shared the same interest as Dorothy, so they bonded. Even though Monique was much younger than her, they both wanted to become medics/nurses. This common interest helped them bond and created a friendship between them. Proving that working together could lead to long lasting friendships. Another instance was on page 168 when Bill was part of a tank crew. He and the tank crew were being bombarded by a German mm - 88; the mm - 88 was on a ridge making it impossible for the tank cannon to even to hit it, because it was so high up. So Bill had thought of a plan to dig up under the tank making it so the tank would lift up and have enough leverage to hit the artillery. As Bill and Thomas had gotten out of the tank, he had never thought it would’ve worked because they would be hit before they even finished digging. In spite of that, a half dozen American soldiers had been hiding behind the tank for cover. One of the soldiers was Dee. Dee and the rest of the American soldiers all had a shovel in the backpacks. Which gave Bill

For instance, on page 215, Dee saw this soldier on the Omaha beach. He had called him “The luckiest soldier alive,” because he had dodged so many bullets and even made it past the shell line. But with the lack of teamwork the lucky soldier couldn’t have made it past the shell line and into the bunkers, being near impossible to even get past the bunkers. The soldier had been alone, and so with the lack of teamwork it would lead to even death in this situation. Another instance was on 291, where it was shown that Dee had been alone and was even shot, with minor injuries. Right before this Dee had just gotten in a fight with Sid, and had separated from each other. Again proving that with the lack of teamwork anyone or Dee in this case lead to injuries, and punishments. The last instance was when Dee thought Sid had blown up in front of him, on page 143. After Sid’s “death,” Dee was depressed and down because he had thought he lost his best friend. Dee thought he would never see Sid again, and made him realize that there was no more hope, as everyone on the beach would die. This portrays you without a team or teamwork he could have no hope. All this demonstrates that with a lack of teamwork it could lead to severe punishments, problems, and even