The Theme Of War In H. G. Wells My Brother Sam Is Dead

One way the authors argue against war is it tears families apart. “No, you’re going to get yourself killed. Well you might as well. Let’s have it all done with at once. How does the old line go? Men must fight and women must weep, but you’ll get no more tears from me. I’ve done my weeping for this war.” Mrs.Meeker is basically saying she’s over the war, and does not want anything to do with it. Tim and Mrs.Meeker are having an argument, which is showing how their family is broken. “They can murder who they like, church who they like, but I’m not going. For me the war is over.” This line from the book says it all. That quote is the thing that shows a broken family. Not going to see your son one last time before

One example of upfront clashing is Sam and Mr. Beach at odds during the argument involving Sam and Father. In the beginning of the book the difference between Father and Sam is very evident. He is a boy of sixteen that is arguing his opinion that contradicts his father’s. The argument of war isn’t just between families, it is also between generations. In chapter one, Mr. Beach, the town’s Anglican minister, also has his opinion on war that discriminates the new generation, “I think men of common sense will prevail. Nobody wants rebellion except fools and hotheads.” (Collier and Collier, 6). Sam goes on to argue with Mr. Beach, “That’s not what they say in New Haven, sir. They say that the whole colony of Massachusetts is ready to fight and if Massachusetts fights, Connecticut will fight too.” (Collier and Collier, 6). Through Mr. Beach’s character at this point in the novel, he is seen as a representative of Redding’s society and Anglican church. In chapter two,Tim says by law everyone had to go to church so his sermons would impact the people of Redding. For example, the night after Sam ran to Tom Warrup’s hut, Mr. Beach made it his subject of sermon. “Nobody was going to let me forget it, that was for sure. Mr. Beach made it the subject of his sermon.” (Collier and Collier, 28). Furthermore, Sam arguing his point represents the younger generation of college boys with “college-boy wind” and Mr. Beach represents the more older

W.D. Howells uses irony to illuminate the difference of perspective and conflict of interest between Editha and George. Editha is so busy trying to fix what she believes is wrong with George; she does not recognize the flaws in her own thinking. She secretly sees George as less than he is because of his peaceful nature, and she does not imagine that George is aware of her low regard of him. Editha uses three reasons to support her advocacy for the war, first, that to fight in the war will be glorious. Second, that the war is ordained by God, and third, that to fight for the country is to show devotion or loyalty. Similarly, war advocates have used these same reasons to rally the citizens to battle in past wartimes.

The ship was cold and food was scarce. It was no condition for a little ten year old boy. He was a prisoner of the war with little hope. Snatched out of his life he was helpless and was destined to die while others lived. He asked to himself, “Why me? Why not someone else?” His death actually happened in history, but also in the novel, My Brother Sam Is Dead. It is the year 1775, the Revolutionary War is just stirring among the people and around the life of the narrator, Tim Meeker. Tim is the youngest son in a family that runs a tavern in the town of Redding. The Meeker family goes through many sufferings at the cost of war. His older brother, Sam is a Yale student who goes to war to fight the British against his father’s wishes.

This quote in the first chapter of the book sets the overall tone. The author Tim O’Brien uses his language through out the book in an extremely straightforward manner. He does not sugar coat the way going to war and being in a war is. He does not use stories of heroes,

One way the authors argue against war is how they show examples of family division. A major conflict in the Meeker family was Mr. Meeker being loyal to the British King and Sam fighting as a patriot soldier in the war. This resulted in Tim being caught in the middle, questioning which side of the war he should support. Either choice, he decided, would be a disappointment to at least one of his family members. “...between worrying about that and being confused over which side was right I couldn’t concentrate on church much” (Collier and Collier 29). The tension between Mr.

    One way the authors argue against war is through the minor theme of war tears families apart. In the beginning of the novel as the conflict of Sam going to war is introduced, the reader learns that Father and Sam differ in opinions of war. In one of the first few pages Father and Sam are already in an argument as Sam mentions the event of Paul Revere’s ride. Sam argues, “Sir it’s worth dying to be free.” (Collier and Collier, 7). Mr. Meeker is yelling by this point in the argument, “Free? Free to do what, Sam? Free to mock your

“But somehow, fifty years later, I keep thinking that there might have been another way, besides war, to achieve the same end” (Collier and Collier 211). The quote shows how there could possibly be another way to solve the British and Patriots’ argument. In James and Christopher Collier’s historical fiction book, My Brother Sam Is Dead, the story takes place during the American Revolution which occurred in 1775. To many people in the book, both sides believe that war is always unfair. War could tear families or people apart or bring them together as a group to fight. The Patriots fight for their own freedom by revolting and creating the American Revolution. In the historical fiction novel, My Brother Sam Is Dead, there

In support of arming the Virginia militia to fight the British, leading advocate of American independence, Patrick Henry argues that his countrymen have to declare war against the British. To strengthen both the logic and persuasiveness, Patrick Henry deftly employs rhetorical questions, parallelism, and powerful diction. Henry makes subtle yet effective use of rhetorical questioning to persuade his audience that war is the path that leads to freedom.

As you have read war is a very different type of world everything is turned around and it confuses people. The author of the book The Things They Carried and the writer of the quote "It has been said of war that it is a world where the past has a strong grip on the present, where machines seemed sometimes to have more will power than me, where nice boys (girls) were attracted to them, where bodies ruptured and burned and stand, where the evil thing trying to kill you could look disconnecting human and where except in your imagination it was impossible to be heroic." relates to each of his stories. Wrote about war so people could have a better understanding of

In paragraph four, Paine begins his use of rhetorical appeal by blatantly stating, “Not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must sometime or other finally take place, and a generous parent should have said, ‘If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace’” (Paine, 88). Paine uses the form of rhetoric, pathos, in order to emotionally connect with his readers. Appealing to their sense of compassion and love, he suggests that there is no evading war, only postponing it for their posterity, and only a selfish parent would refuse to fight for their

War could be good and bad--it just depends on the position of the person looking at it. Some says that war is positive since wars are often instruments used to voice people’s opinion, and it to preserve human dignity. On the other hand, there are many negative aspects of war: brutality, injustice, and lose of human life. In the novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, the Collier brothers express their disapproval towards war by displaying the main character, Tim’s, life in the reality of the American Revolutionary War. Through many unexpected twist of events in Tim’s life, the ironic death of Jerry Sanford, Life Meeker, and Sam Meeker convinced Tim to stay neutral at the end of the book.

First, the reader must understand just what makes a good "war story". The protagonist of the novel, Tim O'Brien, gives us his

The quote at the outset of the book speaks of the seriousness of war and the intent of war is to disarm your enemy by destroying its military forces. Therefore expressing a profound idea that goodness does not prevail in war. This was possibly stated by the author to lay the groundwork for the story and for the readers to perceive the situation through this lens, or theme

A distorted view of the violence of warfare can be the cause of one’s destruction. The reasons for the characters’ misunderstanding or extreme views on war may vary in these two pieces, but they are important to understanding why the character has these extreme views. In Steph’s case, she romanticizes war as an experience she could share with her brother saying “We can be in it together… We might even be in the same-” (Schultz 585).