Authors who write the best books normally don’t have the perfect childhood. What they go through shapes how they see the world and some readers do not agree or understand consequently, the book is banned. From the in-depth imagery to the friendships made during war, the literary masterpiece Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, uses the horrors of Vietnam War as his back drop but was criticized for his use of profanities and racism. Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937, in West Virginia. In 1940 he was adopted by Herbert and Florence Dean who were good friends with Myers’ mom (Bishop Xi). Myers’ mom died before he was adopted at the age of three which didn’t help anything because that enabled his father to take care of them. The fact …show more content…
Richie is having trouble excepting how terrifying the war actually is. The rising action starts when Richie’s medical file is misplaced. Richie really loved playing basketball, but due to a knee injury, he could not go anywhere with it after high school. He joined the army so that way he could escape a depressing future. He had the mindset when he went into war that he would not have to do anything because of his medical disabilities, but the opposite happened. He meets Peewee, Jenkins and Johnson on their quest to campout at Chu Lai (“Fallen Angels” 17). Richie writes to his brother telling him how bad being at war has been. Richie has been sick with many illnesses, not to mention he did kill someone. The traumatizing experience had Richie falling apart in the arms of Johnson (“Fallen Angels” 18). The falling action happens when Lieutenant Carroll sends Peewee and Richie on a mission. The mission was very poorly constructed and Richie and Peewee get separated from the rest of the platoon. For someone whose name is Peewee he sure does think fast on his feet because the lives of Monaco and the rest of the platoon where in him and Richie’s hands. Thankfully they did save all of their lives but did get wounded during it (“Fallen
“Fallen Angels”, written by Walter Dean Myers, is a novel that tells about the story of young boys going into battle during the Vietnam War. There are many themes in “Fallen Angels” but the main theme is the loss of innocence. The title makes reference to these themes. And the boys in the book have dreams of losing their virginity and drinking alcohol for the first time. They are thrown into a harsh reality when they are shown the trials of war. In the end, they understand that the movies that depict heroicness and honor are just images of a false idea; that war is full of chaos and horror.
...ting in the war is not a tragedy, a victory, a win, nor a loss but that it is no better then the real world. It is discriminatory, dishonest, and inefficient. He then notices that war is in some way unethical and irrational and that dying and living is just pure luck. Ultimately, Richie understands that there is no distinction between bad or good in the heat of battle, which caused him to realize that war taught him to him to reevaluate the understanding between life and war on his way back home from Vietnam.
Books are banned for many reasons but more times than not it is because of the sensitive information found within the novel that agitates the reader. As long as people have been able to develop their own opinions, others have sought to prevent them from sharing. At some point in time, every idea has ultimately become objectionable to someone. The most frequently challenged and most visible targets of such objection are the very books found in classrooms and public libraries. These controversial novels teach lessons that sometimes can be very sensitive to some but there is much more to challenged books than a controversial topic. What lies within these pages is a wealth of knowledge, such as new perspectives for readers, twisting plots, and expressions that are found nowhere else. For example, To Kill A Mockingbird, contains references to rape, racial content, and profanity that have caused many to challenge the novel in the first place. The book was banned from countless
The Vietnam war was widely televised and portrayed the costs of war to the USA as never before seen. In the novel Fallen Angel by Walter Dean Myers expertly illustrates the loss and tragedy of the war that took so many lives. Many protested because they did not understand that to win a war there must be sacrifices made to achieve the goal. The effects and costs of war are great as well as many from death to losing limbs or even a friend. The first event in the story that illustrates this is Jenkins death, which was caused by a vietnamese land mine. The next incident is when Charlie Company opens up on what they believe is some VC but turns out to be the First Platoon and Richie witnesses all of the blood gore and death of his own comrades. The last event was when Richie and the squad went to secure the village little An Linh is is and Richie saw close up the destruction left behind by the VC. War is a violent affair and there are necessary sacrifices and losses of life made to further one's side’s agenda.
Once Richie leaves for basic training for vietnam , he harbors a host of illusions about the war and also the Army. He believes that the medical profile he has received for a knee injury will be processed and prevent him from engaging in combat. As Richie witnesses ever increasing levels of destruction and brutality , he starts to doubt whether it’s straightforward morality in war.
Pillow Angels are mentally disabled children by various birth defects. Most Pillow Angels are unable to talk, and or walk. The term Pillow Angel was first used by the parents of Ashley, because she always laid on her pillow unable to move because her brain is severely damaged. Pillow Angel is a term for mentally disabled individuals that have their physical growth stunted by various medical procedures. These procedures make it convenient on the caregivers and give the individual a better quality of life. The procedure of females can include a Hysterectomy which mean removing the uterus, to relieve the risk of the female getting pregnant and so that they don't have to worry about having menstrual cramps and or their menstrual cycle. The procedures
To me heaven is a place that someone goes to when they die and it is a place that would make them happy. Whenever someone dies, we start by saying at least they won’t be in pain anymore. Then we continue on to say that they are going to be happy because they will be back with their loved ones that passed before them. I feel that heaven is different for everyone, that it is not one set place and it is there to make us happy or help us cope with death.
Throughout history, many books have been banned that should not have been. “An attack upon our ability to tell stories is not just censorship – it is a crime against our nature as human beings.” (Censorship) Salman Rushdie explains that taking away peoples right to read is a punishment to the human. He believes that we should not be punished to stop reading books that we can learn from. An example of a book that teaches well, is the book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Flowers for Algernon is a novel about a man who had an I.Q. of 70 and goes through surgery that had been conducted first on a mouse, to improve his intelligence. The book is a bunch of progress reports in Charlie’s perspective explaining how he feels going through surgery, and how it changed his life. Flowers for Algernon was banned due to sexual content, which was a wrong decision. It was wrong to ban Flowers for Algernon because, despite some
Books that have shaped America are slowly starting to disappear. Many of the previous social norms have fallen out of fashion, and because of this reason numerous books are beginning to become banned. Blasphemy, racism, sex, and violence are all ethical reasons for books to be censored.
Stripped to its barest essentials, Jack Kerouac's novel Desolation Angels reads as a drug-induced stupor of casual sex (or fantasies thereof), mixed into a melting of jazz and poetry. The often-adolescent urges of Kerouac's character Jack Duluoz, however, are mere episodes in the fast-paced, write-it-as-you-think-it, pre-literary notoriety phase in the life of a man who essentially founded the Beat generation. Though the overflowing stream of consciousness that comprises this book seems undoubtedly spontaneous, Desolation Angels actually examines, in a most straightforward and clearly organized manner, the state of human solitude. Zipping from a Forest Service mountaintop outpost to San Francisco, from Tangiers to London, and slipping from loneliness to jazz clubs full of "cats," from a morphine addict's room to the home of his knitting French Canadian mother, the angels of desolation take on varying shapes, ceaselessly trailing Duluoz/Kerouac.
However, due to its stark and chaos-ensued exploration of human nature, it’s been quite controversial with it’s central theme of putting yourself before the common good. Other themes include conflict between civilization, the human impulse to control others, and living by the rules peacefully and in harmony. The book has thus made it’s home at number eight on the American Library Association’s list of frequently banned classic...
Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Elias and Flora Disney, gave him the name Walter Elias Disney. Walt was one of 5 children, four boys and one girl. In 1906, his family packed up and moved to a farm in Marceline, Missouri. By this time, Walt discovered that he was very interested in art and drawing. “More things of importance happened to me in Marceline than have happened since – or are likely to in the future.” (Disney, 7) Later on, the Disney family had to move to Kansas City because Walt's father, Elias, could no longer take care of his farm when he became very ill. Elias owned a newspaper company to make money for his family and had Walt and Roy, one of his other sons deliver the papers. In 1910, Walt's family once again packed up and moved to Chicago. Walter did not want to move with his family because he wanted to finish school, so he stayed behind and worked for his brother Herb through the summer. In fall, he moved back with his family and enrolled at McKinley High School. Walt did have an interest in his classes, but found a love for drawing cartoons which were featured in his school's newspaper.
Throughout her essay, Blume incorporates the use of anecdotes to describe her many banned books, through personal accounts and through the accounts of various readers. In her personal anecdote, she recounts readers’ personal stories of how her books were judged because of critics describing them as inappropriate for younger readers. Blume faced social stigma from
For any Christian, one of the most important questions a person can ever answer is, “How does a Believer know that they are for sure a Christian?” All Believers needs to have the assurance of their salvation. Finding the answer to this question brings confidence and contentment to the Believer’s life. Sadly, many people live their lives never really having an answer to this question. However, the Word of God is the starting point to find this assurance.
What does it mean to be saved? To be saved is the conscious acceptance of Christ as the propitiation for your sins. Because Jesus, who was holy and without sin took the punishment of death for our sins, we can ask him to take away and forgive our sins. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins” (KJV, 1 John 1:9). Jesus died for everyone’s sins; however, not everyone chooses to accept His gift of “eternal life” (KJV, John 3:16). I have accepted this amazing and gracious gift.