Sunrise Over Fallujah takes place in Iraq in 2001; during this time the US was at war with Iraq. This war was extremely harsh for many people, including Iraqis and American soldiers. There is a lot of historical evidence that appears in the novel. The social aspect is accurate because of the way the characters interacted with each other. The cultural aspect is authentic because of the weather they encountered, the food they ate, and the information about the area. The truthfulness of the intellectual side of characters is hard to determine because they are fictional characters but they experienced some psychological feelings similar to those of other military veterans. The information in Sunrise Over Fallujah is close to historically accurate. The social aspect is accurate because there are not many problems with racial or gender equity in the text. For example, there are many different races in Birdy’s unit; Birdy and Jonesy are both black, Marla and Captain Miller are both white, and Victor Rios is most likely Hispanic, though it is not clearly described in the text. Also, gender equity was not a complication. One of the main officers in the novel was Major Sessions, who was both black and a women. The only section in the novel where there was a morsel of racial problems was when Birdy’s unit was first introduced to Ahmed, the translator. …show more content…
At first, there was some lack of trust, but as he worked more and more with the unit, trust was gained. These examples are historically factual because in the early 2000’s, when the book takes place, there were very few racial and gender equity problems, especially in the military. These are some examples of how the social aspect of the book is historically accurate. The cultural aspect of the book is historically authentic because of the accurate display of food, weather, and practices of natives. The food was portrayed as very good, while Birdy talked of him and the other members in his squad “scarfing” it down (pg. 223) . This is accurate because in the middle east they have a plethora of spices that they could use to make their food very tasty. The weather was accurately portrayed because they described it as hot, which is most of the year over there. Also, Birdy’s unit encountered a sandstorm which is something that the middle east has but not many other places in the world. The practices of native people that were truthfully portrayed were Islam and kids going to school. Ahmed talked about the Islamic god, Allah. Also, Birdy’s unit had to talk to some families who lost their children in an air strike. These children were in school when they were hit with the air strike. This is how the book authentically portrays the practices of the Iraqi people. The intellectual side of the novel is hard to tell because the book is made up of fictional characters in a realistic environment. However, most of the feelings these fictional characters felt are realistic responses to their situations. For example, when Birdy killed the men attempting to rape Captain Miller, he said “I wanted to be alone in the dark with my grief. I wanted to mourn to myself.” This feeling of grief and mourning is common for someone who just went through a traumatic situation. This is how Michael Dean Myers accurately portrayed the intellectual side of the characters. The book Sunrise Over Fallujah is historically accurate in ways of social interaction between characters, cultural aspects of the area, and intellectual feelings of characters.
It was socially correct because of the way the characters interacted with each other. It was culturally factual because of the food they ate, the weather they encountered, and the practices of the natives. The intellectual side of the characters, though hard to determine their authenticity, is common for those in traumatic situations. Through these points you can see how the author is extremely historically accurate when writing Sunrise Over
Fallujah.
April Morning, by Howard Fast, is a novel that depicts what it was like for a 15 year old boy, Adam Cooper, fighting in the Revolutionary War in Lexington. His struggles began with his father, who is the antagonist, Moses Cooper. Moses Cooper is a character who is strict, strong-willed, and loving.
Millions of Jews, gypsies, disabled, and Slavic people brutally died because of the Holocaust. Between Shades of Gray and Night both are daunting stories about people who had to go through the struggles of prejudice. These two novels have characters that are related in some aspects and distinct in others. The characters I find the most alike are Lina and Elie, Ona and Mrs. Schächter, and Elena and Shlomo. Lina and Elie are alike by loving and defending their families. Likewise, Ona and Mrs. Schächter are alike by how they react to the harsh events. Finally, Elena and Shlomo are alike by being strong in a time of crisis. These character’s traits are slightly different, but mostly alike.
Sum up, the social relationship between these people here, this old town Maycomb is complicated and pretty tense. This novel has taught us so much, thanks to Harper Lee – one of the greatest writers of all time. It has opened our eyes wider about racism at that time and compared it to nowadays it has become so much better. People are equally, no matter what skin color you are, what religion you have, or where you’re from, what you’re appearance looks like, we are all equal, and we are all the same – human. So instead of treating badly to one another we should all united and make the world a better place.
The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry has many interesting characters. In my opinion, the most fascinating character is Ruth because of her many emotions and captivating personality. She goes through extreme emotions in the play such as happiness, sadness, anger, stress, and confusion. Ruth is very independent, firm, kind, witty, and loving.
The author distinguishes white people as privileged and respectful compared to mulattos and blacks. In the racial society, white people have the right to get any high-class position in a job or live in any place. In the story, all white characters are noble such as Judge Straight lawyer, Doctor Green, business-man George, and former slaveholder Mrs. Tryon. Moreover, the author also states the racial distinction of whites on mulattos. For example, when Dr. Green talks to Tryon, “‘The niggers,’., ‘are getting mighty trifling since they’ve been freed.
Few people are the same as they are on the street in their homes. Few people can treat others equally; no matter what colour their skin is. Atticus Finch is one of those precious few. Racism in the town of Maycomb is nothing but disguised by the polite smiles and ladies missionary meetings; although it is the strongest belief that each person of the town holds apart from some such as Atticus. Racism is an issue of great importance, yet to the eye of a visitor waltzing through, it's just a slight whisk of air.
Often times, literature reflects the problems within a society. An author finds their character’s struggles and triumphs in the people of each era. Inspirations from real life events fuel not only great literature but also books that become remarkable social pieces. A perfect example is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This novel is reflective of the 1930’s era. In the story racism runs rampant through society with only a noble few trying to stop it. The racism that is apparent and a focal point for the novel is, although fiction, closely matched to that of a racist era in America. Racism represents fear of the unknown in many themes in the book as well as in the daily aspect of life.
Therefore, through the uses of character foil, characterization, and the theme of society in equality, Lee was able to accurately depict her view of the white society in Maycomb by the characters in this novel. The difference in level of politeness, occupation, and behaviors implies how people like the Finches are representing higher social class in Maycomb, because they do not prejudge people based on their skin color.
The Sun Also Rises showcases the effect the horrors of World War I on not only the landscape of the world but also the emotional toll it instilled in those who experienced it. Lady Brett and Jake reside in post war Paris, a city in which was hit harder by an emotional toll rather than a physical toll. While residing in Paris, Jake and Cohn take part in heavy drinking and Cohn loses all the satisfaction in his life. Cohn then travels with Brett to chase the elusive idea of a happy life. In The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway uses France to represent loose post-war values of sexual promiscuity and alcoholism, and Spain to represent pre war ideals of morality and hope.
The movie for the most part is accurate, even though most commentators have a different standpoint. Many of us are aware of the revolution and other important historical events. But, what we have to put into perspective is they the way all of these historical events have been perceived.
The colour of one’s skin does not indicate a class, it indicates a community of people. The novel To Kill A Mockingbird sets place during the 1930’s in a small rural county of Macomb, Alabama. In the novel, Atticus Finch is a civil, intelligent, and an idealistic father of the two main characters named Scout and Jem. He is a white liberal Alabama lawyer who is against racism and is not ashamed to defend Tom Robinson, an innocent African-American. In the novel, Tom Robinson is falsely accused of raping a young white woman named Mayella Ewell due to his ethnic group by Meyella herself along with her father Bob Ewell. Racial discrimination is the worst kind of prejudice in the community which has an extremely effective impact on the characters
Defining the American character is quite difficult because American identity is vaguely founded on shared values and ideologies, more so than a particular creed, race, or culture. In order to describe the American character, we will consider the dominate and distinctive qualities of Americans as interpreted by J. Hector St. Jon De Crèvecoeur and Thomas Paine. First, we will examine how Crèvecoeur illustrates Americans as industrious, prideful, and political in “Letters from an American Farmer.” Then, we will analyze from Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” how he depicts the prevalent qualities of Americans to be driven by justice, liberty, emotions, and individualism. Also, because both authors consider the American character and culture different
A fine Canadian novelist named Lynn Coady once said “Something I've always written about is social expectations: that the eyes of the community are on you all the time, expecting you to line up with certain social norms, certain behaviours. Whenever you forgot about them, they'd be strongly reiterated to you, in no uncertain terms”. Lynn Coady’s quote connects with one of the main themes of To Kill a Mockingbird because it implies that there were eyes on the characters, watching the way they acted all the time. If they didn't act or dress the way that their social classes permitted then they would be looked down upon. This novel follows the life of Jean Louise Finch, a young girl that lives within a racist town in Alabama in the 1950’s. Her
There are many racial components in this novel that are easy to point out. These take place in the American South and also in Africa. It starts with the way that all the black men and women are treated at the start of the book. The main character’s real father was a successful store owner who was black. This man was hanged for a reason that is known only as him being a successful black man. All the characters that we are introduced to in this book by Celie are exploited by the fact that they are black. Sophia is beat up and jailed for her refusal to want to work for a white women. Of course she stood up for herself and the white element tried to tell her where her place was. There is also an intra racial theme that starts at the beginning of the book that is hard to actually believe. But to me it would make sense after awhile, because if the people tell you something over and over you would start to believe and accept it. This is shown by the acceptance of what happen to Sophia by her peers. Albert shows this with his denial that Celie could do anything well because she is a black, poor, ugly woman. If there was not any self disapproval among these people than that Albert’s black comment would not be prevalent. All the black characters in the book with the exception of Shug are poor and have a bad educational back round. It does not describe these characters as stupid just not well educated. This is inflicted by people selling them on how it is wrong to educate a black person.
Throughout the entire film race is one of the most prominent themes. The film shows that racism is not one sided as the characters themselves are Caucasian, black, Persian, Iranian, and Hispanic. The film shows that race assumptions not something that is just in existence, but rather society builds up these prejudices and ideas. This can be seen when the district attorney wanting to advance his political career think he can just honor a black man or woman. He suggests a firefighter who his secretary then informs him is actually Iraqi. He responds by saying, “Well he looks black.” Even before knowing someone’s true race and identity society can put up walls. The cops also pull over the couple because the one believes they are biracial and he believes that is wrong. In actuality both people are black one just happens to be of a lighter complexion. Race and racism the film shows limits one’s ability to experience new individuals and