Johnny: A Short Story Of A Fallen Soldier

A man sits on a bench with the bustle of everyday life in New York going on all around him. Not many people notice him as he sits there with a look on his face that clearly says he is somewhere else. He is relatively young, but stress and past horrors have made themselves plainly visible on his face. Under his eyes are deep shadows, and he sits rigidly, like he is ready to jump up at any given moment. Despite his depressing demeanor, he radiates a feeling of authority. This man has made a long, treacherous journey of horrors, miracles, loss, victory, agony, joy, hatred, love. He has been willing to die for you and me, for his family and friends, and, most importantly, for his nation. This man is no ordinary man. This man is, and will

Joseph Plumb Martin was born on November 1760 in western Massachusetts. He wrote a book in which he described the life of an ordinary soldier during the American Revolution.”A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier” not only informed about the poor conditions in which the troops lived but also is one of the few soldier's accounts of the Revolution in general.

Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulson is a magnificent book that shows the true horrors of war. The heart felt story about a young boy named Charley at the beginning he was excited about the war, he went as far as to lie about his age to get in.

I left the house to meet up with the gang. Outside the cul de sac, about eight houses away, Ponyboy was sitting on the curb, smoking a cigarette. I yelled, “ Hey Ponyboy!” Ponyboy looked up and saw Johnny. He looked at his big black eyes and said, “ Hey Johnny come over here.” Johnny walked over to where Ponyboy was standing. As he got there, Ponyboy studied him. He looked as if he had lost ten pounds. “ Johnny. Have you lost weight?” Johnny looked surprised and said,” I don’t think so why?” “ I don’t know. You look skinny.” Just then a car full of Socs. jumped out of the car two houses before us. “ Lets run for it.” said ponyboy. They raced across the streets. The Socs. didn’t seem to care about them much for some reason. They went into a house. What were they doing on the west side? Johnny thought.“ I think we better call it a day. My parents need me back now. Also im kinda hungry.” Ok see ya tomorrow Johnny.” When Johnny got back into his house, He already heard the yelling. He ignored the arguing and went into the kitchen. He got some apple juice and accidentally dropped the apple juice container spilling

As you know I am writing to you from the trenches of the western front in France. The United States of America joined this heinous war in the spring of nineteen hundred seventeen. We joined the fight because of the sinking of the Lusitania and when the German Kiaser sent the note to Mexico to convince them to put themselves against us to assure we will not go to war in Europe. That did not go through because the economic condition of Mexico is not that good enough to fight in a war with the United States.

As the soldier wonders why he has been given so much torment, a single bullet going mph goes past the soldiers face, inches away from his nose and falls into the hell that is called a trench.

Nowadays, cross-cultural communication is one of the keys to survive in this society. It plays an important role in our society. The book, A long way gone: Memoirs of a boy soldier, describes several cross cultural issues. This book is based on the true story of Ishamel Beah, who was solder in Republic of Sierra Leone. During his life time, he face a number of cultural shocks and tried to adapt each situation. Through story of his life, we can recognize some cultural differences and similarities between his central culture, Sierra Leon, and other individuals/groups. Thus, in this essay, I would like to discuss how are cultural differences and similarities between Ishamel’s culture and other cultures revealed. There are three main points; cultural differences shows cultural conflict and cultural integration, and cultural similarities reflects the Americanization.

A prominent theme in A Long Way Gone is about the loss of innocence from the involvement in the war. A Long Way Gone is the memoir of a young boy, Ishmael Beah, wanders in Sierra Leone who struggles for survival. Hoping to survive, he ended up raiding villages from the rebels and killing everyone. One theme in A long Way Gone is that war give innocent people the lust for revenge, destroys childhood and war became part of their daily life.

In contrast to the removed Johnny shown early on, after the realization that he endangered several children, he boldly rushed to assist. After killing Bob in self-defense, Johnny bolts with Ponyboy to an abandoned church in the countryside. However, after presumably dropping a lighted cigarette, the church ignites in a blaze of fumes. Realizing there are children in the flaming church, Johnny and Ponyboy dart to aid. During the calamity, Ponyboy realizes that, “Johnny had been right behind me all the way” as he slips through a broken window and into the fiery church and notes that, “Johnny wasn’t behaving at all like his old self...That was the only time I can think of when I saw him without that defeated, suspicious look in his eyes” (92).

Have you ever been hesitant to share a true story because you suspected that it would appear as a fabricated anecdote to your audience? Well, most of the time we add bunch of things or change a true story to make it sound genuine to our audience. We live in a judgmental and complex world where lying has become a part of our daily lives. Because of this habit, it is hard to differentiate the truth from a fabricated lie. Since I was a child, my parents always talked about battle of Adwa and many events that took place centuries ago. It is always amusing to listen to those stories because it is about heroic act that most of the kings of Ethiopia accomplished. Although I heard different versions of these stories, I always tend to believe my parents’ version. The reason is not simply the credibility of my parents’, but the way it was presented. According to the short story, “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’ Brien, a true war story is hard to accept as true because some of the most agonizing parts are true, while some of the natural parts are not. Tim O’Brien’s narrative shows that a storyteller has the power to shape listeners’ views. We can change our perception because of the story teller, and neglect the fact that we are avoiding the actuality. Therefore by listening to different versions of a story, it will actually help the reader find greater truth of the story.

One Johnny went to Gettysburg he quoted that “ he never saw anything like it”. While captured, wounded soldiers would be placed next to Johnny and he saw how soldiers were

A true war story is rather difficult, if not impossible, to share when it goes beyond one’s imagination. Regarding such a story, one morally sound aspect about it is that it lacks morality or meaning to it. Extracting facts from a true war story is a daunting task because what seems to happen is what actually occurs. In what is to follow, I will tell one awful true war story.

A kid separated from his family and put into a war front at the age of 12 change this kids life forever. In A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solider, Ishmael Beah was put through a lot during the cold war in Sierra Leone, and he was given drugs and pills to keep his energy to fight in the war and he was turned into a killer. There where lots of people killed and torture and Beah was just a kid and he was ver frightened and confused about everything. Also Beah and his friends travel around the country for years trying to survive the war and figure out ways to find there way to safety. The theme of the book is no matter what don't give up on yourself because if you give up on yourself your already bound for failure and the during the hole story Beah used resilience to keep on going and not give up.

The doctors soon realize that pony boy and two-bit were so desperate, even after countless times of pleading, they are finally allowed to see Johnny who was still suffering and struggling to stay alive. From the doctor’s expression, Pony-boy assumed the Johnny didn’t make it out alive. Remarkably, Johnny made it out alive, but he still has trouble speaking or moving because if he does any of those, it would cause agonizing pain. Johnny was happy to see them. Tim Shepard (the leader of a big greaser gang) stopped by to pay Johnny a visit and would soon visit Dallas too. Johnny claims that he’s afraid. The thought of death at his age scares him. He is petrified of his fear. Pony-boy disagrees with Johnny’s thoughts and tells his that he wouldn’t die. Johnny’s mother soon comes to visit, told by the nurse, and then Johnny decides that he doesn’t want to see his mother. Then Johnny’s skin begins to turn pale, and in no time he soon passes out. Two-bit comes attempts to go in the Johnny’s room to visit him, but the nurse states that he’s not allowed nor is his friend. Johnny’s mum remains in the waiting room after she was told that she wasn’t able to see Johnny. She continues to argue with the nurses. Johnny’s mother furiously blames Pony-boy and Two-bit for what had happened to her son. Meanwhile, Dally was really happy to see them. He says Tim Shepard came by to

In World War 2 over 65 million people lost their lives. The emotional toll on the families of the lost soldiers soon followed. Throughout World War 2 we gained many allies, but because of all the destruction that the was caused, for example, peoples homes and all their precious materials being stolen or destroyed, we lost a vast majority of those them. The taking of so many lives and destroying of countries can cause a lot of hate on the nations that inflicted this destruction. This can cause young kids to grow up hating other nations and that is when conflict can start. The lives that are lost during wartime are undeniably one of the biggest causes of death. One thing that every country has in common is the death toll that they face in war. Conflict arises no matter what the cause. The way to grow as a world is to control these conflicts with verbal communication instead of using war as an option.