Kargil War

The poem “War is Kind’ confused many readers of this poem, because the title leads the reader to believe a totally different thing than the body of the poem. Poet Stephen Crane is notorious for writing poems on the civil war. The weird thing about Crane writing about the civil war is he was born after the civil war. There are three main themes to the poem “War is Kind”, Warfare, The Home, and Patriotism. All three of the themes have to do with Crane saying one thing and meaning and meaning a

the reality of war rather than just sugar coat it like any other author would. O’brien wants to be real with the whole situation, what really goes on during the war, unlike everyone else trying to make war seem like it’s not so bad but when in reality it really is. They don’t know the terrors these men have been through and do not have to fall asleep every night to flashbacks to those days and have potential PDS. However, Tim has actually been through all of the harsh conditions war will put you through

"The Red Badge of Courage" by Stephen Crane, the main character Henry is faced with a decision he never thought he would have to make. Entering the 304th regiment, he knew he would be in for battles and violence. Although Henry was skeptical about war, and unaware of how to react to what would happen, he knew it was an experience he would soon have to face. Henry came to the realization of the scene around him, his side was losing. This was not what Henry had witnessed in the first battle. He was

Diary of a Warrior It was just any other day in the office that I work at. I got a call from my assistant at the front desk saying there was a student here and he wants to see me. I ask her what he wanted to see me for and she said he found an old war Diary of a warrior in Alexander the Greats army. When I heard this i didn’t believe it but I told my assistant to bring the student up. I heard a knock on the door and when I opened it, there was a kid holding a book that looked very old and ancient

In Timothy Findley’s The Wars, the main character, Robert is a Canadian soldier who goes to Europe to fight the German forces during World War I. Deeply empathetic, Robert has a kinship with all animals. Animals shape Robert Ross’s identity in the war by creating his sense of morality. This leads Robert to value dehumanization and to reject all faith in humanity. Valuing dehumanization is seen as a negative thing. However, it can be portrayed as a positive. dehumanization in a positive sense can

When men go off to war to fight for their country they come back different and they are not the same person they were before they left. In the novel "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden, it is evident that war has a change on soldiers, as it is seen through the two main characters Xavier and Elijah who go off to fight in World War I. War affects a soldier that goes off to fight in it tremendously. War impacts the emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being of a soldier that goes off to fight in it

story, Gene becomes jealous of Finny’s athletic ability and tries to be better than him by jouncing the limb of a tree, causing Finny to fall out of it and break his leg. Gene’s friendship with Finny is affected by the accident and also due to World War II. Finny falls again later in the story, this time down stairs, and breaks his leg a second time. When the doctor tries to fix his leg, bone marrow gets into Finny’s bloodstream and he dies. Gene is a very disciplined student

Friendship isn’t always pure and jealousy sometimes takes over. A Separate Peace by John Knowles proves this statement because it’s a story about a pair of friends trying to make it through the early years of world war ii. Gene and Finny are these friends and each one has their own problems, whether it’s being crippled or ravenous jealousy. This makes it hard for them to have a friendship throughout the book. This character analysis will explain what Gene represents as a character. Gene represents

“The Fighting Ground” by Avi, it was a very interesting book it had been settled around the 1700s when there was many, many, many wars for freedom. The main character Jonathan was a boy who had fantasies of being a hero at war will soon go to only a small battle to see his day-dreams aren't real, and gets more than a little life lesson after it’s all over. In the book the fighting ground Jonathan shows many emotions and traits such as on page 8 it shows him as a layer after he lies to his mother

Envy is ignorance, does Gene achieve the peace for which he longs? John Knowles writes about Gene and Finnys experiences during WWII. Gene is an intelligent character however he is jealous of Finny and can be a follower. A separate Peace involves Gene and Finnys relationship as friends, Gene then goes back to the school fifteen years later and finds his peace. Genes envy and imitation of Finny affect him. Finnys ability to talk his way out of trouble affected Gene’s feelings. According to Knowles