Nobody said much. The whole platoon stood there watching, feeling all kinds of things, but there wasn't a great deal of pity for the baby water buffalo. Curt Lemon was dead. Rat Kiley had lost his best friend in the world.” This quotation seems to capture the feeling of war, and grasps the concept of what goes through a soldier's mind.
Marine casualties were the highest in the Corps history up to that date. Caught in open fields or in densely packed woods, the French advised the marines to turn back. This they refused to do. U.S Marine Captain Lloyd Williams said in response to this, “Retreat? Hell, we just got here.”
Men went through so many tasks during the Vietnam War physically and mentally. The beginning chapters focus on training for war and being prepared for the worst. For example, when there is a sergeant in a room with the marines. The sergeant walks to the chalk board and writes “AMBUSHES ARE MURDER AND MURDER IS FUN” (36-37). The
Throught this powerful essay it is clear that MacArthur is passionate about his Country and the military who serves it. Being very vivid in the descriptions of the world at war, was a way that this essay provokes emotion. Stating “...many a weary march from dripping dusk to to drizzling dawn,slogging ankle-deep through the mire of shell-shocked roads, to form grimly for the attack,blue-lipped, covered with sludge and mud, chilled by the wind and rain, driving home to their objective…” Those striking words hit the audience like an arrow piercing the hearts of those in attendance. This diction drives home the the point through the use of the audience's emotions keeping their feeling on the surface to be further affected by the speaker's words.
Laura Berger Ms. Tenore 1/13/23 English 8 Warriors don’t Cry Descriptive Response The memoir, Warriors don’t Cry, has many symbols that have deep meanings and symbolize something bigger than what they are. One of these is the bodyguards. The bodyguards were not sent out to stop racism and harassment, but they were instead there to show false support for the idea of integration. The President felt he had to show that he wasn’t willingly supporting segregationists, so he used bodyguards to prove this.
This simile is essential in the book because it let readers understand that the operators are extremely offensive and that they do their job more dangerously than the Rangers. It is not one of those “Hoo-ah discipline” (174). Their strategy is serious, which puts more pressure to the Rangers to do well on the battlefield. Affected by the actions of the Deltas, the Rangers’ emotions are just going to get worse and it could even worsen the performance in the war, due to their training differences back in the
Patton said many of you listening are probably wondering what you will do when you are actually in the battle, but when you stick your hand into a pile of “goo” that was once your best friends face, you will know exactly what to do. That really plays with emotions because no one wants to have their best friend die, and everyone would want to kill the person who killed their friend. General George Patton also told the troops that they were not only going to shoot them, we are going to cut out their guts, murder them by the bushel. This helps raise the spirit of the troops listening who are about to go into war, and make the men feel like they did the right thing by going into war instead of “shoveling Shit in
Corresponding to Duane Theodore Greenlee, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross from “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien represents the thoughts and feelings of a young soldier coping through war and the hopeless atmosphere they live in. There were no rules and no limitations; the war was hell on earth. Each step was either living another day or meeting death
" The three 'veteran' prisoners, needles in hand, tattooed numbers on our left arms. I became A-7713," shows there
Getting the job done at all costs. Being able to balance life and all its challenges, and still continue to go on. When all else fails our ethics are what drives us, not just as Marines, but as people as well. This book has been an inspiration to all services.
“His hand trembles with eagerness. Pressing his lips together, he took a deep breath through his nostrils and fired” (208). This quote is showing the nerves and anxiety the sniper had received from out tricking his own brother. The last example in “The Man He Killed” the war had
Full Metal Jacket portrays the journey of a group of marines during the Vietnam War as they endure boot camp before joining the warfront. Their intensely demoralizing drill Sergeant constantly insults and abuses them, leading one soldier, Private Pyle, to go into the bathroom one night, loads a gun, and kills both the Sergeant and himself. Soon after this, they are all shipped off to Vietnam. The focus then shifts towards on one marine in particular, a journalist, named P.T. Davis, who others refer to as "Joker. "
Both “Speaking of Courage” by Tim O’Brien and “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway use the townspeople as a symbol for how society treats soldiers. The authors show this symbolism by how the townspeople treat the soldiers, how the soldiers treat girls, and how the soldiers treat the townspeople over time. The symbolism in this story gives a message to the reader to treat soldiers with respect, and not just ignore them because their story is boring or uncomfortable. In “Soldier’s Home,” Krebs’ town is one which “has heard too many atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities” (84).
Symbols and armors Armor is a very beautiful piece of art. They were for the sole purpose of protecting the wearer. Armor has its benefits but it also had its own flaws. Armor gives an extra skin that prevents the one wearing the armor from receiving any major injury, however it reduces the amount of movement that can be done. The first armor came from Eastern Europe; it was previously made from leather of animals.
War Room The film War Room begins as an older lady, Miss Clara, is visiting her late husband 's grave. Miss Clara is a devout Christian women, who even has an entire room dedicated to prayer. She calls this room her war room. Miss Clara believes that people need to learn how to fight what is actually worth fighting, which she believes is Satan and sin in general.
