Farewell To Arms Dialectical Journal Essay

Passage I picked this passage because I thought that this was a turning point in the book. This is when Wilm decides to start rebelling against the Soviet Union and Schuops. In this part of the book, Wilm realizes that he must vandalize and rebel against these awful forces. He realizes that his disabled father has been beaten for no reason, both his sister and mother have been sexually assaulted, and he is always being controlled by the Schuops and Soviets. His whole family thinks that this is the quality of life now and that they should just allow these things to happen. However, Wilm thinks that he should rebel, he believes that it is right and seeks revenge.

Honest Reaction I think that this book is worth reading. I quite enjoyed this book. I enjoyed how it displayed to quality of life all Germans had after World War II. The harsh life that innocent Germans had. In this book Wilm does many devious acts that are quite risky, I love how he stands up for himself when nobody else does. There are several connections between the book and myself. Firstly the main character's name is Wilm and my name
The whole book takes place in germany, pretzels originated in Germany in 610 A.D by monks. Till this day there are many pretzel bakery in Germany. In this book, it is quite sad the quality of life WIlm’s innocent family must face everyday. From the food to the abuse from the Schuops and Soviets. These harsh activities really are really emotionally draining when you read them. Furthermore, when Wilm does these risky activities to rebel against the Soviets, it can really stress you out because you get emotionally attached with Wilm and do not want him to get caught. If he does get caught, his brains will be blown and his family will experience even more abuse. Before the war, many Germans would eat pretzels. In fact, the oldest pretzel found was from world war II that was firebombed during the