The Thin Red Line Presents War

The world chose to ignore war and it was only a reality to the soldiers fighting for their own lives. The passage brings forth the emotion and alienation the soldiers felt during and after the war. While the soldiers were hiding in a bunker in the unfriendly jungle of Vietnam, life continued without a second thought or concern. It was almost as if it was two completely different worlds that coexisted without the acknowledgement of the other which caused turmoil for the soldiers throughout the novel.

The beaches were indeed covered with bodies, and the water was red with the blood of the slaughtered soldiers. The recreation of this battle by Steven Spielberg has succeeded in bringing this war, this battle in particular, out of the history books and into larger than life color on America’s movie screens. Everyone I interviewed already knew of the terrible acts of the Germans during World War II, but hey had not, however, ever really been able to comprehend the degree of loss that many families experienced. They had also never really been able to picture the battles of the soldiers themselves in quite the detail that Saving Private Ryan provided them with. This is one movie that should not be negatively reviewed because of the degree of violence. Saving Private Ryan is about a horrible war, that took place because of a madman’s craziness, and this war was an ugly thing that happened very much like this movie portrayed it. The continuous gore is difficult to watch at times, but leaves the viewer with a greater appreciation of their nation’s military, and the sacrifice of the soldiers who serve willingly.

In the historical fiction novel The Slopes of War by N.A. Perez, the author illustrates the gruesome battle that befell the little market town of Gettysburg during the Civil War through the various perspectives of all the people whom were immersed and affected. These people included young men fighting, generals arguing about their plans and tactics, and innocent citizens who aided causalities regardless of what color their uniform happened to be. Perspectives from both the Confederate and Union armies are offered in the text to grasp a better understanding of all the thoughts occurring throughout the entire battle, as well as before and after. Throughout the novel, Perez elucidates the emotional and physical aspects of war the people endured, such as traumatizing, graphic images that can serve as bad omens, and loss of loved ones. Also, the book further explains what war truly signified, which was death. The positive results and overall effects of the war as described in the novel, however, somewhat outweighs the negative causes and struggles. In the book Crispin written by Avi, there is a particular quote in the novel on the first page in which reads, “In the midst of life comes death, in the midst of death comes life.” This quote can be related to the novel in numerous ways, and can be applied to life in general, too.

Saving Private Ryan will always be remembered among the best war movies ever made. It does what every prodigious war movie should, it takes a realistic look at war and shows us the horrific side of war intelligently. The plot is marvelously original; eight men are sent behind enemy lines to rescue one soldier, Private Ryan (Matt Damon). Ryan is the only remaining son in his family; his three brothers have all died in action recently. Gen. George Marshall is so touched by Mrs. Ryan’s dilemma, who unfortunately learns of the deaths of her three sons on the same day, and orders that her only remaining heir, Ryan, be returned home immediately. The holdup to the plan is that Ryan parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, and the Army has no idea where Ryan is or if he is

The author uses diction that depicts and supports the narrator's thoughts. The narrator expresses that the fact that there are wars at all may not even seem like a reality in the future. “They would treat as fabulous or allegorical...” (Line 6)That people will not even believe that we went to fight and kill each other because of someone else’s orders. “Under the penalty of immediate death...obey implicitly the orders of commanders.” (Line 7)For those who have known and seen the consequences of war there is no justice in it.”Friends and relations...wretchedly maimed” (line18). The words used bring the point together showing the way the narrator thinks.

The war had took a toll through the people's lives, they weren't capable of going back to the life they were at before they had witnessed people being killed. The war had took away their innocence and changed their lives dramatically. The men had went into the war without even knowing what they were getting themselves into. They saw war as people

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In the Pacific Theatre during World War II, the Japanese created a sneak invasion against the United States, which blindsided and obliterated one-third of the US army. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US military decided to counter-attack at the island of Guadalcanal, making this battle a turning point in the war. Many American soldiers lived in a world where their lives could be over in a matter of seconds. Most of us are not able to comprehend the mental state of the soldiers during battle. In the novel The Thin Red Line by James Jones, Private Robert Witt, the protagonist, experiences war for the first time. Throughout the novel, he sees and does many things which drastically change him emotionally and physically. The settings of the naval ship at sea, the island of Guadalcanal, and his home in New Guinea have a different effect on the character development of Private Witt.

Winning the war over the Powder River Country proved the strength of the Native Americans and helped provide better Native American rights in the future. In order to put an end to Red Cloud’s War, the Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed on November 6, 1868. The treaty provided the Sioux with land, education, farming supplies, clothes, money, doctors, carpenters, and teachers, and stated that no white men could reside on the reservation without permission, Indians could hunt outside the reservation, treaties taking land away could not be made, the Indians could not settle anywhere else, and the Bozeman trail would be abandoned, but only if the war ended, Native Americans stopped raiding, and they ceased opposing the building of forts and railroads.

When people think of war what comes to mind is death, torture, and destruction. War instills fear since everyone dreads involvement in the ordeal (Mazlish 10). The experience of war leaves people with physical and psychological scars. Tim Obrien in “The Things they Carried” brings to light the tribulations faced by the soldiers in their quest to restore peace. He asserts, ‘war is hell (Brien 8).’This is an exhilarating story that brings to light the fact that, despite their participation in the war, soldiers are still human. Stanley Kubrick echoes Obrien’s sentiments in his award winning film the Full Metal Jacket. Both highlight the ugly truths of war as full of cruelties and absurdities. The experience of war for the soldiers shows that they are still human with feelings and emotions (Mazlish 11). For some, their emotions grow stronger while others undergo mental anguish and breakdowns, but whatever the case nobody is ever the same again.

"My thoughts become confused. This atmosphere of carbolic and gangrene clogs the lungs, it is a thick gruel, it suffocates" (Remarque 29). Brutal quotes like this one are found throughout All Quiet on the Western Front, "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "How to die. " In these selections the author uses the viewpoint of a soldier on the front.

Wars aren’t fought in a vacuum, and those who study the Civil War should know this. While the Confederacy lost the war on the battlefield, a failure to exam the social and political climate before the first shot fired on Fort Sumter and the furling of the CSS Shenandoah’s Confederate Navy Ensign— the war’s final surrender— does not capture the war’s impact on the nation. Certainly, one can’t discuss a war and never mention a battle. The field’s foundation is in traditional military history, but I feel more comfortable discussing social history topics. When I began the semester, I felt I was staunchly in the social history camp. I wanted nothing to do with regiments, charges, and invasion routes. When I wrote the first paper on this same

War represents much more than just men fighting for their country. It is suffering, companionship, and more importantly pride. War itself is a very controversial topic because people are either completely against it or completely for it. In Laura Hillenbrad's novel, Unbroken, she explains the story of a man who experiences extreme obstacles and shows tremendous courage. The themes of suffering and perseverance portrayed in this novel show why the war is a very controversial topic.

Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is arguably one of the finest masterpieces for a war film. Spielberg took another approach when he directed this film. Unlike most war films, which have a more patriotic theme to them, Spielberg implicated a “Survive at all costs” ideology for his audience members. Spielberg’s unique tactics and tactics depict this same ideology throughout the entire film, which coincides with my own through a perspective of individualism.

Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan has been credited as being the most accurate war recreation film in history. It is the winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director for Steven Spielberg. Like Jaws, the opening scene has perfect equilibrium, calm at both the beginning and the end. Another thing this opening scene has in common with Jaws is the under water camera, and there are also shots from the killer’s point of view – in this case, the shooters’. In addition to this, they both end with calm water; a common theme in Spielberg’s openings. At the beginning of the scene, there is a long shot of a war cemetery; this drives home the seriousness of the war and just how many people died as it is very easy to forget the sheer number of people who were murdered during the war. The extreme close up on the eye of an old Captain Miller (Tom Hanks) gives the audience a feeling of connection with the character and lets them know he is going to have an important role within the film. During the fight scene the camera angles are wild movements and a handheld camera is used to give the effect of a person running as though it is from one of the soldiers’ point of view as this is likely to be something like what they would have seen and experienced. There are many visual effects such as one boat being set on fire with the soldiers still