Old Man at the Bridge by Ernest Hemingway. Analysis. “Old Man at the Bridge” was inspired by Hemingway’s travels as a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Old Man at the Bridge demonstrates the power of narrative art. It takes a small‚ ordinary detail in a situation and by the art of story-telling transforms it into a powerful story about the tragedy of war. The old man becomes a symbol of the countless civilian victims of war-- those "without politics." The old man is
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Henry Fleming enlisted in the war believing he would gain great notoriety and honor. He learned that war is not what the movies and books show it to be. Fleming began his journey as a coward who ran from battle and did not stand his ground against the enemy. The Veteran introduced Henry after the war and showed how he had matured and prospered in the latter part of the war. Henry Fleming transformed from the young frightened solider that was seen in The Red Badge of Courage to the courageous and
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the author himself backs up the credibility of the story by actually living it. To begin‚ the story takes place in a few different places such as Al Tafar‚ Fort Dix‚ Kaiserslautern‚ Richmond‚ and Fort Knox. The novels start off when John meets his new comrade named Daniel Murphy; and becomes good friends with him despite their odd differences. Although the war has different effects on everyone once they live the experience‚ some cannot handle it as well as others. Murphy turns out to be the weak
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“Disabled”- To what extent is the soldier a sympathetic character? The poem “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen‚ written in third person‚ presents a young British soldier who lost his legs from the First World War. The soldier is left in solitude‚ as he no longer appears charming to the others and his sufferings from the war changed him into a completely different man. Therefore‚ Owen presents the soldier as extremely sympathetic by emphasizing that one impulsive‚ naïve decision he made as a teenager
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Discuss how Barker presents the theme of imprisonment and feelings of ‘being trapped’ through the characters of Burns and Prior in ‘Regeneration’ Within the novel ‘Regeneration’ Pat Barker explores the theme of imprisonment and the feeling of ‘being trapped’ through the use of setting and the characters mentality. ‘Regeneration’ was written in 1991; however‚ Barker sets the novel in 1917‚ during the First World War. The setting for this novel is at Craiglockhart War hospital in Scotland and is
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Growing up is difficult‚ but could you imagine feeling 50‚ before you have even turned 20 years old? Young boys leave their childhoods behind in the fight for their lives and country in the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. This story follows the life of Paul Bäumer‚ a soldier fighting in World War I‚ who must overcome his greatest fears and the expectations to be the young‚ valiant soldier. The soldiers face pain‚ fear‚ and death as they learn how to survive
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Remains Of The Civil War This war begins in 1862-1865‚ over 50‚000 heros died that day many wounded and missing from the rolls. Robey a young 14 year old goes in search of his father‚ accompanied by his Coal black horse he ventures into what seems to be impossible‚ finding his father‚ a soldier fighting in the cival war. Throughout his journey he finds that many of the soldiers fighting in the war have died and there is a slim chance for him to find his father. His Coal Black Horse stays with him
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When I first started reading Tim O’Brien’s the things they carried his depth of description entertained me. After reading each paragraph I was able to visualize what I had read. I could see each soldier loaded down with all the necessities they felt they needed. I was introduced to each soldier by the things they carried with them‚ from village to village across Vietnam‚ during the war. Some of the items seemed frivolous‚ such as scarves and comic books‚ but I could see how it helped them cope with
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A Separate Peace Chapters 6-10 Study Questions: Due Friday‚ December 9 Directions: Answer the following questions on THIS sheet of paper. You DO NOT need to answer in complete sentences. It is best to try to answer these as you read‚ since the questions are listed in the order in which they appear in the book. 1. Who is Cliff Quakenbush? What happens between him and Gene? Cliff is a manager. And they both get into a verbal fight. 2. Who calls Gene on the first day back to school? Phineas
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Explore how Michael Morpurgo portrays the horrors and futility of war in his novel ‘War Horse’. Discuss with reference to narrative voice‚ characterisation‚ main incidents and/or any other appropriate feature. PARAGRAPH 1 – INTRODUCTION (about 50 words) Name of book Name of author Brief summary of text (no more than two lines) What your essay is going to be about (refer to the task) You can give this information in any order. You might give the information in the order 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 or 4
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