Journal #1- Character For my character selection I chose Ishmael Beah. He was like any normal child‚ he played sports‚ soccer to be more precise‚ listened to music‚ and hung out with his friends. He had heard of the war going on in Sierra Leone‚ but it didn’t seem realistic to him. until his village‚ Mogbwemo‚ was raided while his brother and himself were it Mattru Jong to participate in a talent show. He was hopeful that his family would come‚ but to his distress‚ they didn’t show up. “For more
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Martha writes to Lieutenant Cross and tells about her life at college and signs her letters “Love Martha” which feeds to his infatuation with her. Lieutenant Cross fantasized about Martha to help get him through the long days and harsh conditions and thinking he had someone waiting for him when he got home made it easier to be there. The
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O’Brien tells a highly emotional story‚ “The Things They Carried‚” in which he weaves two memories of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s life together. These two significant parts of Cross seem to be trying to compete to be the more dominant‚ one being of lovely Martha from back home who has captured Cross’s heart and attention; she sent him letters that “were not love letters‚ but Lieutenant Cross was hoping” (1) for a sweet declaration of love. Cross’s other life is that of the moment‚ where he is
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A Message To Garcia The book‚ A Message To Garcia‚ was written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899. It is a story about a lieutenant in the army‚ during the Spanish-American war‚ that was given a difficult task. When given this task‚ the lieutenant‚ did not question it‚ but too the information that was given to him and completed it. The book then goes on to talk about how in society now‚ if a worker was given a task‚ it would be highly unlikely that the worker would not complete it without questions. In
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They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien weaves his tale around the concept of what a person carries emotionally and physically in the war scenario of the jungles of Vietnam. The story is set in the Vietnam War. It is a story written from the perspective of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. He is the Infantry Platoon leader. It becomes quickly apparent that he is using his method of accounting for everything carried as a coping mechanism for the stress of this war. He calculated every physical object in terms of weight
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Shmuel’s father. Both boys tragically ended their short lives in the gas chambers. Brutality is also one of the important themes in the novel. This is clearly defined when Lieutenant Kotler has beaten Pavel up just because he had spilled some wine on the Lieutenant. Also‚ an example of brutality would be when Lieutenant Kotler hits Shmuel as he was unfairly accused of stealing food.. This is very brutal as no one should ever abuse a child even if they are Jewish. The last exampled of brutality
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’fear’ is seen when Lieutenant Kotler walks into the dining room and sees Schmuel eating a pastry and Bruno talking to him. The Lieutenant is shot from a low camera angle to show his power and strength. Schmuel and Bruno’s eyes widen and jagged breaths escape from their mouths as the soldier interrogates them with his strong‚ stern voice about the pastry and the talking that was occurring‚ Because of the fear with which the lieutenant filled the boys‚ Bruno lies to Lieutenant Kotler because he is
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a life comparable to one of which is encouraged throughout the Sermon on the Mount. He pursues his calling through acts in kindness rather than running away‚ when persecution is near. The Lieutenant yearns for the death of the Priest to bring power to his name. With the death of the Priest‚ both the Lieutenant and the Priest achieve power‚ which leads to glory. Representing the model given in the Sermon on the Mount‚ the Priest‚ despite his sinful ways and shame makes himself vulnerable to his enemies
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everyone desires‚ but when the thought of love takes over your thought process; it can be very dangerous. First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross knows the feeling of love and its dangerous effects. Lieutenant Cross is currently at war in Vietnam and he is repeatedly visited by the thought of his lover Martha. Martha is a student at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey‚ and this is where the lieutenant fell in love. He took her to a movie and during the movie he felt her knee‚ but she disapproved. After the movie
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course Colonel Dax disagreed. Therefore‚ General Broulard brought the number down to a dozen. The result was to choose one man from each regiment and then execute them. There were three regiments so there would be three men randomly picked by their lieutenant. Colonel Dax then requested that he be chosen as their defense attorney. He also had the responsibility of choosing someone who would be in charge of executing these men if they plead guilty in their trial. I would say that their trial was taken
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