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The Civil War

fought to keep independence on the other. The American Civil War, from the perspective of the North and President Lincoln, was f...

Wolff and Hegland: Parents

seems to be a perspective that Tobias knew and felt in real life, illustrating that there is a very strong connection between sons...

PTSD and its Effects Upon Soldiers' Lives

But all that stress accumulates" (McGirk, 2009, p. 40). With lengthy tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is unfortunately...

Grandma's Passing

The writer assumes the personal of a 14-year-old boy in order to provide a hypothetical example of how the boy could expressed him...

Media and Socialization

This essay explains how boys communicate with boys and how girls communicate with girls. It also discusses how sexism begins and t...

Alcoholism, Soldiers' Stories of Addiction

This paper discusses the personal narratives of soldiers and indicates the parts of these narratives that are applicable to Procha...

A Film Adaptation/Soldier's Home

adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway short story, directed by Robert Young and produced in 1997. The protagonist of this short film ...

James Joyce's 'Araby'

praises which I myself did not understand" (Joyce). In this we see him envisioning himself as something of a noble knight, a figur...

Soldier’s Home/Krebs and Passivity

to indicate how these experiences had changed his internal landscape, and changed a vibrant young man into someone who is both pas...

'Soldier's Home' by Ernest Hemingway and Harold Krebs

some of the local women, but he does not follow through on this desires because - above all else - he wishes to avoid consequences...

The Central Reasons for the Onset of the First World War

history who have sought to elevate themselves by conquering others, including not only Napoleon, but also Hitler, Genghis Khan, Iv...

A Woman Soldier's Own Story: The Autobiography of Xie Bingying A Critique

dominated every aspect of their lives. As a child Xie was not even supposed to play outside with members of the opposite sex, not...

Character Analysis of Jack in This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff

portrays him as being. Jacks childhood environment is riddled with dysfunctional elements, everything from domestic violence to ...

'Araby' by James Joyce and Growing Up

a part of the childhood experience. But then, a girl referred to only as Mangans sister (obviously the sister of one of his frien...

Video Documentary of The Best Boy/The Best Man

capable while living in a group home. In the end, it is the cousin who does convince the rest of the family to allow him to live ...

Altruistic Suicide

anomie contends that when things change too quickly, individuals become disoriented. This state of anomie can lead to suicide. Ano...

Gangs and Fatherless Boys

helped by community members, family members, churches and many other aspects of community. But as society became more complex ther...

General Patton A Soldier's Life by Stanley Hirshson

customs, habits, ethos, and lore of a particular profession, in this case, the military" (Blumenson, 2003). Blumenson objects to t...

Reflections of an Era in 'Soldier's Home' by Ernest Hemingway

his mother. Prior to the war, Hemingway lets the reader know that Krebs was in tune with small town life. He attended a Methodist ...

Story of an Apology

dog, and then headed for the door. She waddled. Her granddaughter who she rarely sees, Allison, laughs and calls her a duck. Veron...

Identity of Toby in This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff

with little or no identity. He is a young boy who is simply involved with his mothers adventures and travels. He is not overly int...

All Quiet on the Western Front & Iraq

by the reality of war. Their psyches have been reduced to the common denominator that is dictated by whatever has to be done in or...

A Soldier’s Appointed Place Of Duty/Importance

organization, with assigned places of duty that range throughout the globe. Yet, each soldier, whether enlisted personnel or offic...

Comparative Analysis of Ernest Hemingway's 'Soldier's Home' and Herman Melville's 'Bartleby the Scrivener'

In five pages Hemingway's Harold Krebs is compared with Melville's story narrator in an argument that asserts that confrontation f...

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and Dramatic Irony

In five pages Twain's use of dramatic irony in Chapter XXXI is examined in terms of Huck's decision regarding Jim's mistake and it...

Conflict and Innocence in Montana 1948 by Larry Watson

a summer, again this is reminiscent of most childhood memories that the reader may have, apart from specific seasonal memories in ...

Italo Calvino's The Path to the Spider's Nest

In ten pages this paper presents a young boy's reasoning in an analysis of this text by Italo Calvino. There is 1 source cited in...

Fictitious Story on Viking Erik Olafson

In seven pages a young boy's journey that chronicles the everyday life of a Viking family is featured in this fictitious story. F...

Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life and Setting

the touching but depressing mood of the work. First, portraying 1950s America in such a dark light may be difficult for modern au...

'Soldier's Home' by Ernest Hemingway and the Theme of Dysfunction

In five pages Hemingway's short story is discussed in terms of how it reflects dysfunction of family relationships. Seven sources...