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The Making Of A Navy Seal by Brandon Webb is an autobiography that describes Webb’s childhood to becoming a Navy Seal. The overall theme of this autobiography is to never give up on yourself and always work the hardest you can to reach your goal.There were many major conflicts Brandon Webb had to face some of these conflicts was The Navy Seal BUD/S O-course built for pain and suffering , Hell Week a brutal week ,and Master Chief Harvey Clayton. Some of the major symbols that are present in this autobiography is Captain Bill’s boat the Peace which Brandon worked on from when he was 14-17 years old before becoming a seal, Master Chief Harvey Clayton a situation which almost cost Brandon his whole career as a Navy Seal, Involvement in Sports …show more content…
An example of when the mood is determined is when the speaker says “ Not even if it meant my own career. I started carefully documenting all of Clayton’s bad behavior. I didn’t editorialize, comment, or draw conclusions. I just put the facts down in black and white. I gathered my documents and headed over to the office of Clayton’s boss, a warrant officer named Len Marco. I sat down with him, and spelled out the entire situation. “ This is what’s happening with Master Chief Harvey Clayton ,” I said “ You can fire me from the course and send me anywhere you want me to go. I would rather stay. But someone needs to shed light on the damage this guy is doing.” Len then talked with Master Chief Jordan and without comment , then nodded slightly and said, “ We’ll look into this .” The next day Clayton was moved to another place. (Page 197-198)” This quote conveys that no matter what the cost was Brandon had to be determined to do whatever he needed to do to take out the damage this guy’s done for good and he has. Which then leads to the tone proud, this is the tone because when the speaker “ Within a few weeks Clayton was gone - and suddenly I was not only running the course but also serving in the role of division officer. ( Page 198)” This quote conveys the tone because once Brandon was determined to have the damage Clayton has caused gone he succeeded and was proud earning the role of division

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