Audie Murphy: A Tragic Hero

Jake Allex was a Serbian American soldier who served in World War 1. He was given the Medal of Honor and The Croix de guerre twice. Allex went into WW1 as a sergeant. During battle in 1918, Allex found that all of the offices were dead or were too hurt to command. The group was also under fire from the enemy. Allex led his group to a machine gun and they took it over. The group fought off the Germans and captured the machine gun. Allex killed 5 Germans by himself. Allex then used to butt of his rifle to overpower and take 15 German prisoners. Allex was awarded the Medal of Honor and the Croix de guerre after the war.

process of enlisting and training, the medical procedures and vaccinations he went through, traveling overseas and the excitement that brings, being injured in the war, and then finally the process of being discharged from the Army in February of 1919 at the end of the war and being reunited with “Marty”.

Our main character, Paul, is a german soldier fighting in the middle of world war one to the very end of the war. In the beginning of the story, we find that Paul is a soldier in the german army and is sent to the front lines. We also learn about Paul’s friends named Tjaden, Kat, Müller, Kropp and Haie who are serving with him in his unit. We find out that Paul has not yet seen combat yet, and is only in the reserves. Later on, we read that Paul was sent to the front lines and is hit by an artillery barrage that kills

A tragic hero, referring to the real definition, is “a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy.” (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tragic+hero) The play, A View from the Bridge written by Arthur Miller defines the character Eddie, the protagonist, as occupying most of the qualities for a tragic hero.

The regiment Captain, the A Company soldiers and Fred Collins all influence Fred Collins’ selflessness in Stephen Crane’s short story, A Mystery of Heroism.

Alden Oakes tilted his head towards the monochromatic skies, his arms widespread as toes wiggled over the mountaintop’s edge. He had a peaceful expression painted across his features, in an almost childlike manner, a contrasting serenity to the deafening roars of ocean waves against the below rocks. The waves originated from storm brewed birthplaces thousands of miles away at sea, and he could see some toppling and crashing against the other, creating thundering masses of foam and spray, while others merged peacefully, their coalescence but a lingering sigh, as though they’ve grown tedious of their tormenting cycle, and sought peace instead in unity.

Audie Murphy was by all accounts a nobody. He and his family lived a quiet life, sticking to themselves and their farms. A young Murphy would simply help outside with the farm work, almost never wanting to be indoors. Once the war broke out, Murphy felt called to serve his country. He tried on several occasions to enlist in the Armed Forces underage as he was not of legal age to enlist. With the help of his sister, Corrine, he successfully enlisted in the military at the age of 17. He was given basic training, which he completed with ease.

risk for two people he has never met, and that the only reason he is

In a time in ww2 a man called Eric who lived among the events in which have caused millions to vanished as they never existed, those people helped to change history but got lost in it, this was a war that cost many millions their life .This man was one of the men who went fighting in the war to save many millions of people this is why this short story is about him.

Even though one of the main highlights of his life was in World War Two, what makes his story amazing is he had virtually nothing before the World War. He only started to serve in the war on October, 1941 (when he was

Analysing the Portrayal of Eddie Carbone as a Tragic Hero A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller is a dramatically tense tragedy that presents the story of the downfall of an ordinary man. The play examines the tragic consequences of Eddie Carbone's inability to understand himself and his actions. This predominantly takes the form of his prejudice towards his cousin and his inappropriate attraction to his niece. It is set in the 1950s and was written while Miller had become interested in the lives and work of Brooklyn's dockworkers and longshoremen.

A View from the Bridge is a dramatic tragedy, which follows the life of a dockworker, Eddie Carbone, in 1950s America who is the main focus of the play. He represents the average, everyday man in society, but his character draws parallels to many tragic heroes in the past shown in Greek tragedies, Shakespeare’s plays, etc. (e.g. Hamlet and Macbeth). A tragic hero is the hero in the story who has positive and negative traits and their negative traits is what eventually leads to the demise and this is what happens to Eddie. Many fathers and uncles can relate to Eddie when they have to ‘let go’ of their children, but Eddie’s tragic flaw is that his immature actions and selfish behaviour emphasises his personal obsession of being in charge and

One can only wonder about the path that led a son of a teacher from the world of academia to the battlefields of World War I. His first unit that he fought with in WWI was the 6th Wurttemberg Regiment but soon transferred into the Wurttemberg Mountain Battalion of the elite Alpenkorp which was known for its adaptability which enabled the unit to meet the

Audie Murphy was a care giver, war hero, writer, and an actor. He was only 18 when he was sent into the war and was very happy to be there. He felt being in the war was honoring his mother. Throughout his life he had his up and downs. He affected the war in many ways. He was considered a hero with the American people.

“I believe that the common man is as apt a subject for tragedy in its highest sense as kings were.” (Arthur Miller)