Generals Die in Bed Reading Journal Essay Example
‘GENERALS DIE IN BED’ READING JOURNAL
Chapter 1: Recruits
Chart the significant plot details for each section; highlight what you consider to be the turning points in this section of the narrative * It is after midnight on payday. * "Down the line" in Montreal is Cadieux Street, St. Elizabeth Street, La Gauchetière Street, Vitre Street, Craig Street. The houses are known by their numbers, 169 or 72 or 184. * In the bunk next to the Narrator/Soldier is man named Anderson, a middle aged, slightly bald and overly religious man. * A young boy staggers back to his bunk yellow in the face, very drunk. The boys in the far corner. * Some of the men in the house are talking about women irrespective, Anderson stands up to them as he thinks they are sinning in the eyes of the lord. * The soldiers train is to leave Bonaventure station at eight. More than half the battalion is drunk * It takes an hour to line up the men for the parade outside the barracks. * Outside in the street they hear sounds of celebration; fireworks are being exploded in their honor. * The soldiers are put into position as well as the officers; they march from the parade square into the street. * The women are hysterical that the soldiers are leaving; The narrator/soldier meets a young woman who puts her arm around him and kisses him. This makes the narrator feel lonely and doesn’t want to leave her for war. * The Narrator/Soldier is only eighteen and hasn’t had any experiences with women like this. * At the station, they board onto the trains to set off for war.
What is your interpretation of the characters during each section? Does this change? Comment on the relationships between the characters; who gets along with whom? Why or why not? Include some significant quotations that assist with characterisation.
Anderson was the first
Chapter 1: Recruits
Chart the significant plot details for each section; highlight what you consider to be the turning points in this section of the narrative * It is after midnight on payday. * "Down the line" in Montreal is Cadieux Street, St. Elizabeth Street, La Gauchetière Street, Vitre Street, Craig Street. The houses are known by their numbers, 169 or 72 or 184. * In the bunk next to the Narrator/Soldier is man named Anderson, a middle aged, slightly bald and overly religious man. * A young boy staggers back to his bunk yellow in the face, very drunk. The boys in the far corner. * Some of the men in the house are talking about women irrespective, Anderson stands up to them as he thinks they are sinning in the eyes of the lord. * The soldiers train is to leave Bonaventure station at eight. More than half the battalion is drunk * It takes an hour to line up the men for the parade outside the barracks. * Outside in the street they hear sounds of celebration; fireworks are being exploded in their honor. * The soldiers are put into position as well as the officers; they march from the parade square into the street. * The women are hysterical that the soldiers are leaving; The narrator/soldier meets a young woman who puts her arm around him and kisses him. This makes the narrator feel lonely and doesn’t want to leave her for war. * The Narrator/Soldier is only eighteen and hasn’t had any experiences with women like this. * At the station, they board onto the trains to set off for war.
What is your interpretation of the characters during each section? Does this change? Comment on the relationships between the characters; who gets along with whom? Why or why not? Include some significant quotations that assist with characterisation.
Anderson was the first