Blue Against White Vs War Essay

Is the protagonist from War is more developed and effective than the protagonist from Blue Against White? War’s character is more developed and effective due to the following attributes: War’s character tells us about his story and where he is coming from, War’s character expresses more emotion, and there is more imagery in the story of War, the character tells you everything about his environment. Though, both stories have an interesting lead character with issues they are dealing with, but the author of War portrays their character in a more developed and effective manner.

Why the character is feeling what he is feeling in War is made very clear and is easier to follow. War’s character explains what the problem is and takes the reader on the journey with him. “I thought that maybe if i stayed hidden for long enough, then he wouldn’t join the army.”

The imagery in War is very conductive to the story line, for example: “I heard their car drive up outside and I went and looked from behind the barn door.” (Findley, 10). This was effective due to the fact that it described what was happening at the moment through his ears and it was relevant because it showed his reaction to what was happening at the time in the story. The other story’s imagery concentrates more on scenery and thoughts that do not directly contribute to the thought of the story line. “Behind the houses, further up into the dark hills, she heard the high, far away yipping of a coyote, she saw the dogs ears perk up.” (Armstrong, 4). This observance, although in great detail, does not help the reader to ascertain any progression in the story. A large amount of the imagery in War was necessary to aid in the progression of the plot, whereas in Blue Against White, it was all rather