Ball turret gunner

Almost as important as the content, is the form an author chooses to express their stories. From poetry to novels, writing form helps shape a reader’s experience. “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”, is the perfect example of how a poem's form reinforces its content. The author, Randall Jarrell, leaves much to the readers' imagination. Jarrell is descriptive and vague at the same time. This style is no accident and helps convey more to the readers than the surface level of the text. Making the

Randall Jarrell was one of the few poets of his time to vividly and accurately depict the horrible and confusing reality of war. His experience in the military provided him with a deep understanding of both the mind of a solider and a civilian. With this understanding of the human consciousness, Jarrell deeply explores the actions, feelings, and interactions of people in times of war. Through his sympathetic, psychological portrayal of a diverse range of narrative personas in his dramatic monologues

short stories are mostly about war and it's affects on humans. Randall Jarrell persuaded the minds of people in society to enjoy and appreciate life through his powerful and touching literary works including 1. The Bat-Poet, 2. The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, and 3. Losses. His poems dramatically interpret fears and struggles of young soldiers. One of Randall Jarrell’s many pieces “The Bat-Poet” persuaded people in society to enjoy life while you have it. It's about one bat that tries to

Poetry Close Reading “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” written by Randall Jarrell is a poem that introduces three major ideas in only five lines. These ideas are birth, death, and war. Jarrell is able to accomplish a lot in this short poem by using diction and syntax such as metaphor and figurative language. The title of the poem automatically shifts the reader's mind to expect a poem about war and death. However, after reading the title and seeing how clear it is, when taken literally, line

close affiliation of war to help express the true disasters that not many people knew of. They possessed unusual sensibility. When digging a little deeper you are fully able to compare Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” and Jarrell’s “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner." At first glance Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” is blatantly organized. In fact, it is comprised of multiple stanzas. But that is Owen’s purposeful structure. When delving further into the poem you truly start to see Owen’s intentions

Brave Hearts Do Not Back Down Many soldiers walk away from war with psychological disorders such as shell shock and post traumatic stress, while others with mild to critical injuries or life taking situations. Soldiers who have fought in a war and make it out alive usually come back home and experience psychological disorders that can cause them to have hallucinations and cause them to react strongly to anything that reminds them of being in the war. On the other hand, some soldiers face

B-17 and B-24 in World War II The model B-17 and B-24 airplanes are widely known as the most iconic American bomber planes that were used in World War II. The airplanes were manufactured by separate companies, and both produced over a ten year period with several thousands of each manufactured. Without the introduction of these airplanes, the aerial combat of World War II would have changed drastically and could potentially have changed the outcome of the war. The B-17 was manufactured by Boeing

in the ball turret; and you were suppose to die within three minutes, if you don't have oxygen. Up at that altitude at 30,000 ft. You die of anoxia. And every few minutes the bombardier would have an oxygen check. “Bombardier to crew, bombardier to crew. Oxygen check.” You're suppose to tail gun up that way.” Everyone had to respond whenever there was an oxygen check. They had called out to the person in the ball turret. “No response from the guy in the ball turret (chuckles) OK. Again, ball turret

Could you imagine shooting at planes in a glass ball while being 30,000 meters in the air? The B-17, B-17E, B-17F, B-17G, and B-29 were all critical in the war effort against Germany and Japan. People had to do that while being shot at too. It was so cold they had to wear fleece clothes. There was so little oxygen they also had to have oxygen tanks. They also had comms(radios) to talk to each other. The planes were very basic at first, but they eventually got new sights to improve their accuracy

too much sin for the devil. The narrator emphasizes the vulgarity of a war, “Obscene as cancer, bitter as cud,” (l.23). Owen ultimately maintains that it is not glorious dying for one’s country because of the many horrors. “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” by