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Charley And Charlie: The Tragedies Of War

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People in war have to face a constant battle between each other and themselves. Henry and Charlie are two boys who went to battle and did not come out the same person they were before. They are both facing constant battles even after the war. There are some similarities and some differences, but overall, they are both about two boys battling the tragedies of war. Here are a few of the similarities between the two books. They were both young kids who became soldiers too soon in their lives. Both had no right to be in battle at their age. Another similarity is that they both got wounded. Charley got shot and Henry got hit in the head with a gun. Charley and Henry got hurt physically and intellectually. Which leads to the finale similarity. Henry and Charley were both injured mentally that both soldiers will never recover. Soldiers see so much stuff in war that an ordinary person should never see, it …show more content…

First, even though Henry was of age his mother did not want him to enlist, but he went against his mother 's wishes and enlisted anyways. Charley was under age, but his mother still lets him enlist. Second, Charley was excited for the battle and he was ready to fight. Henry was not excited he was scared to fight and regretted his decision to enlist. Finally, Henry had no courage, he was not ready to fight in battle. Charley had courage, he was ready to fight and wanted to be in a battle and fight. These are the final differences between the two stories. In the end, both stories were about two boys going into the hardships of war and coming out men. The diversities of where they live and how they grew up showed how the two boys were different. Charley had courage and was ready for the conflict of battle. Henry didn’t have the courage and was scared of combat. The similarities are so alike that some might think they were copied. After reading the essay, one could say that there are many similarities and

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