The Other Side of War In The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society authors, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows paint a story of perseverance despite the tragedy from World War II. Set in Guernsey, a small island in the English Channel, the authors weave in historical facts without slowing the pace of the novel. Through character development, interaction, humor, and numerous themes, the authors transform The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society from a slow-paced historical fiction to jocular entertainment. The protagonist, Juliet Ashton, is a young writer looking for her next article after her comedic war column Izzy Bickerstaff Goes to War. Juliet seems like any other war- touched British citizen. She is relieved that the war is over but is ready to return to a normal life. In one of her letters to her friend Sophie, she talks about how everyone, even the queen, had to sacrifice during the war. Despite all of this, Juliet comments that she is …show more content…
The book explores several themes including self- discovery, loyalty, courage and the magic of reading. The magic of reading is developed through the founding of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. Dawesy writes to Juliet after reading one of her old books for a Society meeting. Their relationship starts as two bibliophiles discussing books through letters. After spending time in Guernsey, Juliet proposes to Dawesy and the two wed. “But she didn’t what she said was ‘Would you like to marry me?’…I’m in love with you so I thought I’d ask.” (272). Elizabeth and the Society members show courage hiding the pig from the Nazis. When an officer sees some of the residents breaking curfew Elizabeth shows courage and loyalty to the group by lying to the officer The Nazis wanted the citizens to be cultured and Elizabeth takes advantage of this fact by saying that the group was holding a book club meeting. “Then Elizabeth drew in her breath and stepped forward…Such a wonderful book –had he read it?”
Oh Captain, My Captain John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace is a moving story about a young man and his friends at a preparatory school in the midst of World War II. Knowles’ beautifully crafts the story about internal struggle. This story is much like the movie Dead Poets Society, which is about boys at a preparatory school, during the 1950’s, who are challenged by their teacher to go against the flow. Both Dead Poets Society and A Separate Peace are similar because of the characters, setting, and overall theme.
It is sometimes difficult for individuals to settle the discrepancy between truth and illusion, and consequently they drive others away, by shutting down. Mrs. Ross, in The Wars by Timothy Findley, is seen as brittle while she is attending church, and cannot deal with the cruel reality of the war and therefore segregates herself from the truth by blacking it out. As a result, she loses her eyesight, and never gets to solve the clash between her awareness of reality and the actuality of the world. She hides behind a veil, and her glasses to distance herself from reality. Mrs. Davenport has to wheel her around in Rowena’s chair to keep her awake, so she doesn’t harbour up subconscious feeling within her dreams, which she is unable to deal with.
She is the only person that supports their marriage just because she wants them to be happy. The nurse helps Juliet out of pure love, and is the steady, supporting mother figure in her life. She is the least selfish and most mature character in the play. In Act II, Scene V, Line XXVII,
Responsibility often comes with the connotations of burden and sacrifice and most of the time, this is true. In The Wars, by Timothy Findley, the concept of responsibility is demonstrated in the character of Mrs. Ross whose duties as a wife and a mother may be viewed as cold, cruel, and purposefully isolating; the complete opposite of the archetype of a compassionate mother figure. However, like each unique individual in society, the way one responds and takes responsibility varies infinitely; Mrs. Ross attempts to dissociate from society when she feels she has not fulfilled her duties and responsibilities. However, her empathetic nature prevents her from completely isolating herself from all sentiment. Rather, she subconsciously internalizes the welfare and hardships faced by others while sacrificing her own well-being.
The novella Generals Die in Bed was written by Charles Yale Harrison who was born in Philadelphia and raised in Montreal. Harrison fought in World War 1 with the Canadian army and later became a writer in New York City. Generals Die in Bed is a fictional novella based on Harrison’s personal experience with the army that mostly takes place in France from the early part of the war until 1918. The story follows a private throughout his time on active duty that offers a brutally honest depiction of the war trenches during World War 1. As the novella progresses, we gradually see the narrator’s growing hatred for war.
Out, you baggage! You tallow face!” Which is such cruelty and foul language used to describe his daughter which is no act that should ever be inflicted upon one or else would cause such tragic and huge emotional state of depression this is clearly what had made Juliet seem so ill to life, she couldn 't handle the pressure they were forcing upon her making her question life pushing her to the edge. A great part of the blame should be inflicted upon these two irresponsible and cruel parents who had a big impact on the taking of her own
Normally, as a child, Juliet makes the decision without much thinking, as she assumed that whatever choice her mom made would be great. Juliet’s immaturity and obedience that
Nobody should ever have been treated the way they have. In the eyes of the Germans, the Nazis, and the people included on the wrong side of the holocaust, they were hungry dogs. The book “Night”, took us through the story of what happened to him, and all of the things that he went through during the holocaust. It went from the beginning to the end telling his traumatic experience. In Elie Wiesel’s speech, “Perils of silence”, he mainly spoke about the segregation of the Jews, and how it impacted his life forever.
"The first casualty of war is innocence.” Said by screenwriter Oliver Stone. A Separate Peace by John Knowles is about a set of boys at a boarding school in New England. The reader can clearly see the theme war is unforgiving though war affects friendships, changes lives, and war kills a lot of people. To begin with war affects friendships.
Even the Nurse who previously encouraged the romance between Juliet and Romeo, changes her mind and says she should marry Paris. Juliet's rebellion has serious repercussions which leads her to commit suicde over her
Yuri Kochiyama is a Japanese-American civil rights activist, and author of “Then Came the War” in which she describes her experience in the detention camps while the war goes on. December 7th, is when Kochiyama life began to change from having the bombing in Pearl Harbor to having her father taken away by the FBI. All fishing men who were close to the coast were arrested and sent into detention camps that were located in Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota. Kochiyama’s father had just gotten out of surgery before he was arrested and from all the movement he’d been doing, he begun to get sick. Close to seeing death actually, until the authorities finally let him be hospitalized.
It would have been impossible for Juliet to even communicate with Romeo if it weren’t for the nurse. The nurse blindly followed Juliet's orders without thinking of the results her words and actions could cause. Juliet looks up to the nurse who has taken care of her for years. When the nurse provides Juliet with no initial guidance Juliet is forced into making the decision of staying loyal to her husband or staying with her
Our next comparison concludes how the war in A Separate Peace and how Neil Perry’s parents in Dead Poets Society affects both stories deeply. The war had a constant pressure on the boys at Devon. All the characters in A Separate Peace knew that after they graduated from Devon, they would have to enlist in World War II. The character Leper Lepellier was the first to join the army and returned mentally impaired just from basic training. The Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session was formed to escape this pressure, which later ended in tragedy from Finny’s death.
Juliet was a special person, but she is now in a better place,” cried Gregory servant of Capulet. A friend of Juliet, Minto Flynn mentioned, “I am very shocked to hear about Juliet’s death; I will miss her. Wow! On the day
The novel is an exquisite piece that follows the main character Jean Dartemont, a fellow veteran that shares his horrors and experiences on the front lines during WWI. Dartemont is a young university student who expresses his detachment from the patriotism and strong enthusiasm of the home front. The war is unnecessary and its victims are making a spectacle of something (the war) that much bigger than waving the French flag and pledging for the Great War. The downfall of humanity as said by Dartemont is displayed by how men and women interact, their conversations, and the fact they in their arguments they fail to consider logical opinions.