Blood ... Terror ...and Insanity are 3 words you can use to explain Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. It recalls the Vietnam War through the eyes of Richard Perry‚ an African-American soldier. Perry goes through a lot of changes and sees some of his good friends die in battle fighting for a cause that no one could agree upon. The book has 4 other main characters‚ Lobel‚ Johnson‚ Brunner‚ and Peewee. Myers’ Fallen Angels takes a dive into the harsh reality of modern war. The realistic depictions
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The Necklace Themes‚ Motifs‚ and Symbols Themes The Deceptiveness of Appearances The deceptiveness of appearances is highlighted by Madame Forestier’s necklace‚ which appears to be made of diamonds but is actually nothing more than costume jewelry. The fact that it comes from Madame Forestier’s jewelry box gives it the illusion of richness and value; had Monsieur Loisel suggested that Mathilde wear fake jewels‚ she surely would have scoffed at the idea‚ just as she scoffed at his suggestion
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Love Pride and Prejudice contains one of the most cherished love stories in English literature: the courtship between Darcy and Elizabeth. As in any good love story‚ the lovers must elude and overcome numerous stumbling blocks‚ beginning with the tensions caused by the lovers’ own personal qualities. Elizabeth’s pride makes her misjudge Darcy on the basis of a poor first impression‚ while Darcy’s prejudice
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. The Forcefulness of Love Romeo and Juliet is the most famous love story in the English literary tradition. Love is naturally the play’s dominant and most important theme. The play focuses on romantic love‚ specifically the intense passion that springs up at first sight between Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ love is a violent‚ ecstatic‚ overpowering force that supersedes all other values‚ loyalties
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Themes The Search For Redemption Amir’s quest to redeem himself makes up the heart of the novel. Early on‚ Amir strives to redeem himself in Baba’s eyes‚ primarily because his mother died giving birth to him‚ and he feels responsible. To redeem himself to Baba‚ Amir thinks he must win the kite-tournament and bring Baba the losing kite‚ both of which are inciting incidents that set the rest of the novel in motion. The more substantial part of Amir’s search for redemption‚ however‚ stems from his
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Themes Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Whiteness as the Standard of Beauty The Bluest Eye provides an extended depiction of the ways in which internalized white beauty standards deform the lives of black girls and women. Implicit messages that whiteness is superior are everywhere‚ including the white baby doll given to Claudia‚ the idealization of Shirley Temple‚ the consensus that light-skinned Maureen is cuter than the other black girls‚
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Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy‚ and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending‚ in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse‚ a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love‚ or
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picture the end goal‚ getting out of the situation alive. However‚ whether you’re a citizen or a soldier it’s hard to imagine the unforeseen damage and lingering effects it can have on an individual‚ specifically those who do survive. In the book Fallen Angels‚ Walter Dean Myers truly captures these consequences in which a soldier must live with such as the separation of family and loved ones as well as the exhausting stress that comes with war. The Vietnam war was clearly one many people did not support
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what is censorshipJimmy Oliver Dassler English 10H January 16th‚ 2012 Fallen Angels Censorship has been an issue that has been debated for many years. Censorship is the suppression of a book or other work of art which may be considered objectionable‚ harmful‚ sensitive‚ or inconvenient to the general body of people as determined by a government‚ media outlet‚ or other controlling body. A “challenged” book is one that has had attempts to remove or restrict its material. A banned book is a book
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the army as orderly and structured‚ and warfare tactics depicted as reasonable. In these movies and stories‚ the superior side of proficient warriors emerge triumphant‚ while the inferior side of seemingly lackadaisical enemy soldiers die. In Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ the author dispels romanticism around war through his graphic‚ detailed descriptions of battle‚ how the war affects the soldiers both physically and mentally throughout the fight‚ as well as thend ways that they cope with
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