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    traditional forms of style to bold‚ new ones that altered the world. The short story Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway is a valuable piece of work from the 20th Century. It focuses on themes such as fear‚ isolation‚ faith and conformity. These themes become more evident due to Hemingway’s writing style. It is simple‚ direct‚ and with unadorned prose. Hemingway demonstrates that he is a master of dialogue by the use of it in Soldier’s Home. He uses calculated emphasis and repetition to paint a clear picture

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    Fictional characters are a central part of short stories that presents a broader aspect into the work itself. In an effort to do so‚ the author’s use of many literary devices are essential in context such as the strong uses of imagery and characterizations; both having a significant influence that can set the overall tone of the story and allows readers to foreshadow the outcome. Other literary devices that are widely found are the conflict(s) between one or multiple characters and the symbolism

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    Commentary for “Soldier’s Heart” Author‚ Gary Paulsen The book Soldier’s Heart‚ is based on a true story about a fifteen-year-old boy in Minnesota named‚ Charley Goddard‚ who lies about his age to join the First Volunteers of Minnesota to fight in the Civil War. Some of the events and time sequences are not completely factual‚ but the essential elements of the books story are true. Charley Goddard is a fifteen-year-old boy growing up in the farming community of Winona‚ Minnesota‚ in 1861‚

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    The title of the poem is “A Soldier’s Plea.” The title is more than a label because it gives a brief description of the poem. The words in the title‚ such as plea‚ may invoke the reader to feel grief for the soldiers that fought in war. The poem is mainly about the agony of war. In the poem‚ it shows the pain and suffering the soldiers went through along with the mothers‚ whose sons are in battle. Don’t send a mother’s son‚ just to go die in a war; The soldiers’ injury caused the other to look

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    “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free and I won’t forget the men who died‚ who gave that right to me.” These words may only be a song but these words have power. Men and Woman give there lives to protect the country‚ they give up everything to fight for this country‚ even though most of us are not grateful enough‚ They fight for the rights we have‚ each and every one of us‚ and they deserve our appreciation. I believe that the Unknown Soldier deserves just as much appreciation

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    In the book Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen‚ the main character‚ Charley‚ sees some awful things. There are many down falls to war‚ and the imagery is one of them. Some soldiers aren’t strong enough to take the emotional hit that follows it. You go through battle daily and see people being shot‚ but the aftermath is worse than watching people fall‚ clinging to life by a thread‚ if they haven’t already died. They stab‚ shoot and claw and they’re filled with too much joy for the moment because they’re

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    In the short story‚ “Soldier’s home‚” the protagonist deals with difficult conflicts within himself and with others. Ernest Hemmingway shows us what it is like for the soldier‚ Harold Krebs‚ who returned home‚ to Kansas‚ from World War I in 1917‚ three years after the end of the war. He did not get celebrated like all the other soldiers that returned home causing some major conflict in the story. “The men from town who had been drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return” (Hemmingway

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    In the Civil War‚ over one million casualties occur. In the book Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen‚ Charley Goddard volunteers to serve in the Civil War. When he first enlists‚ he is fifteen and just a boy. By the time the war ends and he returns home‚ he becomes a man with a “soldier’s heart” meaning he is changed mentally because of the things he sees in the war. Over the course of the war‚ Charley has experiences that change him into a man. When Charley hears about a “shooting war‚” he gets caught

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    Soldier’s Home" by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway “Soldier’s Home" is an outstanding short story that shows the tragic impact of war on the life of a young soldier who returns home. The story paints a vibrant picture of a soldier’s life after coming back from a shocking experience. Hemingway shows impacts of war on a soldier with the main character being Harold Krebs‚ who faces hostility in his hometown after his return from fighting in the war. The main character in the story is Kreb with

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