fallen angles
Final Essay
Pd.4
War can change a person’s perspective and gain one’s maturity. Not only let a person to be more considerate for others, but also increase a person’s courage. Throughout the Fallen Angels, the war changes the soldiers a lot. For example, the innocent young soldiers enter the war, it quickly changes them and forces them to develop into men. The relationship between the squad members have also changed and make their friendship even more strongly bonded. In addition, Perry’s point of view for the war has also changed. In the beginning, Perry didn’t really think about joining the army. The reason he goes to Vietnam because he wants to earn money for his brother Kenney. The captain said, ‘’ The only reason you’re going to Nam is that it takes forever to process a medical profile. Once it catches up with you, you’ll be headed home’’(Myers 5). Perry wasn’t that worry about the war because he expect that his medical profile will be processed correctly and he won’t have to go into combat. He also believes that peace is not far off and most of the soldiers don’t actually have to fire their guns. Before joining the army, Perry didn’t realize the romantic, idealized concept of war and the harsh reality of it. And other soldiers in the squad also have less clear idea of what war is really like. After Perry arrives to Vietnam, he begins to see that the war is characterized by fear, rather than heroic. Perry said to Peewee, ‘’ ‘His weapon didn’t work. If it had, he would have got me, Peewee’ ‘’(Myers 185). While Perry sees lots of bloody combat, he also fears that he will be the next one to die. Now he faces with the reality of war, Perry turns out only brutality fear. Since Perry arrive to Vietnam, he experience with a lot of violence. And after seeing the man died, he began to question himself the morality of war. He think just as Lieutenant Carrol said, ‘’ ‘My father used to call all soldiers angel warriors’ ‘’(Myers 44). All the soldiers are just
Pd.4
War can change a person’s perspective and gain one’s maturity. Not only let a person to be more considerate for others, but also increase a person’s courage. Throughout the Fallen Angels, the war changes the soldiers a lot. For example, the innocent young soldiers enter the war, it quickly changes them and forces them to develop into men. The relationship between the squad members have also changed and make their friendship even more strongly bonded. In addition, Perry’s point of view for the war has also changed. In the beginning, Perry didn’t really think about joining the army. The reason he goes to Vietnam because he wants to earn money for his brother Kenney. The captain said, ‘’ The only reason you’re going to Nam is that it takes forever to process a medical profile. Once it catches up with you, you’ll be headed home’’(Myers 5). Perry wasn’t that worry about the war because he expect that his medical profile will be processed correctly and he won’t have to go into combat. He also believes that peace is not far off and most of the soldiers don’t actually have to fire their guns. Before joining the army, Perry didn’t realize the romantic, idealized concept of war and the harsh reality of it. And other soldiers in the squad also have less clear idea of what war is really like. After Perry arrives to Vietnam, he begins to see that the war is characterized by fear, rather than heroic. Perry said to Peewee, ‘’ ‘His weapon didn’t work. If it had, he would have got me, Peewee’ ‘’(Myers 185). While Perry sees lots of bloody combat, he also fears that he will be the next one to die. Now he faces with the reality of war, Perry turns out only brutality fear. Since Perry arrive to Vietnam, he experience with a lot of violence. And after seeing the man died, he began to question himself the morality of war. He think just as Lieutenant Carrol said, ‘’ ‘My father used to call all soldiers angel warriors’ ‘’(Myers 44). All the soldiers are just