Sally Wang Professor Nash History 1301 13 October 2014 Concept of War Michael Shaara’s The Killer Angels recounts the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of key leaders from both the north and the south. Shaara provides insight into the thoughts and decisions that were made that would inevitably determine the outcome of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The northern concept of war that they were fighting for the sake of freedom and to restore the union by taking in prisoners and preserving he high grounds at Gettysburg helped them force the Confederates to retreat.
Reewee Pates: An Unbreakable War Bond Richie Perry and Peewee Gates have the most groundbreaking bond while fighting the Vietnam War. In Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers The two main characters Richie Perry and Peewee Gates are assigned to the same company during the Vietnam War. Throughout the book, the two characters are practically put through pure hell, but this never breaks the bond the two men have. The two soldiers meet at the beginning of the book before boarding the airplane that takes them to Vietnam. One reason why Peewee and Richie have such an amazing bond is because they grew up in the same position.
In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, the main character is Richard Perry. In the beginning of this book, Richard was a generous and eager to start as a soldier in the Vietnam War. He soon becomes responsible and understanding of what it is like to be a black soldier in the war and how hard it can be to the other soldiers. Near the end, Richard becomes powerful and alerted near the end of the book. This character clearly relates to the theme of the book, which is age and race can impact somebody’s life a lot.
The word power makes some think of leadership, positive role models, and mentors, but sometimes power is a want that can overcome the actions of an individual in a negative way. The novel Unwind is about to runaways, Risa and Connor, who are trying to escape being unwound or dismantled till they are living in a divided state. In the novel UnWholly by Neal Shusterman, Connor and Risa have moved on since running away, and are now running the Graveyard, a safe place for runaways until they turn 17, and cannot be unwound. Both of the stories use symbolism and character archetype to imply the theme that wanting power of something you don't have can be tempting, but might not always be the right thing.
Although Capote acknowledges the atrocities committed by Perry, his utmost goal is to direct the blame on Perry’s insanity; therefore, Capote asserts that people with mental illness should not be put to death. On the contrary, Capote always has an excuse for Perry’s actions. Capote utilizes juxtaposition to deviate the attention of the comparison of normalcy and insanity. Perry creates an escape plan for him and accomplices when, “Eventually, he wondered if perhaps he had invented them (a notion that he ‘might not be normal, maybe insane’ had troubled him…”
In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, the main character is Richie Perry. At seventeen he graduated high school in Harlem, and he wanted to go to college, but his mother couldn’t afford to send him to college since she was an alcoholic. So he joined the army to escape his unfortunate future, but joining the army meant he had to leave his little brother Kenny, who saw him as a father figure since their father left when they were younger. Perry was sent to Vietnam and through his journey, he made lifelong bonds with many different people such as PeeWee, Monaco, and etc. Also in his journey, he suffers from mental and physical wounds.
The speaker before the change was disconnected to what the soldiers were experiencing. But the letter served as a personal account of Sergeant Robert Diaz’s point of view. This personal account caused intimacy between the speaker and Sergeant Robert Diaz. Garvey’s poem “Tampons” is a social commentary that depicts the disconnection between those on the battlefield and those at home. Without mentioning tampons, Garvey uses a first-person speaker, presents both the situation and setting within the first two lines, and employs imagery to allow readers to gain a realization of the facts of the war in Iraq.
Have you ever wondered what life was like for soldiers in the Vietnam War, in between fighting? In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, Perry, a seventeen-year-old high school graduate from Harlem, has been sent to Nam to fight in the Vietnam War. There, he meets many soldiers like him who are struggling with mental health because of the trauma and stress they developed during their time in Vietnam. The novel focuses on the development of PTSD in a soldier's life as well as the bond between soldiers. They also include how soldiers stay connected with their families through writing letters, even though they are far away from home.
Banned Book Research Paper Fallen Angels, written by Walter Dean Myers was first published in 1988. There have been many conflicts in whether or not the book should be banned. Though in 1999 the book Fallen Angels was removed from Laton, CA school district for its violence and profanity. And this book should be banned for elementary students most definitely, but for middle school students it should be optional to them or their parents, and for high school students there should be no restrictions because for any male or female looking to join the military force, they should know the concepts of war. Richie Perry.
Tim O’Brien uses detail to let readers know his emotions during the war. “I felt paralyzed. All around me the options seemed to be narrowing, as if I were hurtling down a huge black funnel, the whole world squeezing in tight” (O’brien, 41). He was stuck with the feeling of scared and not knowing what to do. He used detailed words to have readers try to understand what he was feeling.
By using historical context, narration, and character usage, O’Brien employs the theme of mental health across to the readers to show the mental health of soldiers during this time. O’Brien portrays the story from a monumental historical point, the Vietnam War, to show how mentally oppressive the war was. The soldiers that were drafted
Alcohol and strong words broke Perry’s family apart when his mother ran away and took her children with her. Perry despised his mother and escaped to his father several times. Finally, his mother placed him in a Catholic orphanage. In this orphanage, the nuns that worked there abused him for wetting the bed. Perry then moved to a children’s shelter where the workers also abused him for his bedwetting; one worker in particular nearly drowned him in a tub.
Frank Herbert once said, “Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.” In war, many people are frightened and traumatized by the experiences they had to face. In the book Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, Richie Perry travels to Vietnam to fight in the US Army. He has a hard time getting through war because that is not what he wanted to do in life. This book shows how Perry had to face many challenging situations and how it feels like to go to war.
Four specific stories where disconnection shows through the most are in: “How to Tell a True War Story”, “Sweetheart
The novel, Revival, was written by the best selling author, Stephen King. King is a writer who spins out twisted stories every year. In 2014, he published Revival, a tale told from the eyes of protagonist Jamie Morton about his former minister, Reverend Charles Jacobs, experiments with supernatural power known as “secret electricity”. Many literary critics have devoured this novel and have shared their views on the novel. Overall, the novel was very well received, but there were some criticisms.
