Ww1 Dialectical Journal
After reading the novel there were many things about my feelings towards war. Before reading the novel I always knew that war was a hard thing on a person, emotionally and physically. During the read it really showed me that what soldiers go through is really rough, from being in the war but even when returning home. One of the things that stuck out to me is how homesick soldiers get while fighting. While fighting the thought of killing humans, but yet also get yourself killed if you do one thing wrong or make a wrong step somewhere. "I will come back again" chapter 10 page #258 This Is a quote that sticks out to me in this situation. Because it just shows how hard the wars on them and how much they wanted to come back home, also how they
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I did not realize until after reading the novel the big part of WW1 was how they fought the war, and that was done through trenches. The zig zagging of the trenches was such a huge part in the building of them, so that the enemy could not just shoot straight down the trench and wipe everyone out at one time. It was very cool to me to see how they then moved to the next section of trenches if the other line had been taken over. The worst part about the trenches I feel, is having to be in them every day, and all day. Then to be living in them with all the rodents and in the wet sloppy ground all day long, that had to have been horrible for them men and on their bodies. I now realize why everyone wanted Kemmerick's boots because they were such nice leather and water proof. Also because the men were on the feet all day every day, I, sure good support on your feel make your whole body feel much better. "Miller would be delighted to have Kemmericks boots." Chapter 2 I think if I could get boots like thought when I know I have to be walking through what they did, I would be delighted to have them as well. There were many things that changed on my point of view on the war after reading the novel. I even have more respect for vets knowing what they go through fighting for my independents, and freedom here in the United
I did not realize until after reading the novel the big part of WW1 was how they fought the war, and that was done through trenches. The zig zagging of the trenches was such a huge part in the building of them, so that the enemy could not just shoot straight down the trench and wipe everyone out at one time. It was very cool to me to see how they then moved to the next section of trenches if the other line had been taken over. The worst part about the trenches I feel, is having to be in them every day, and all day. Then to be living in them with all the rodents and in the wet sloppy ground all day long, that had to have been horrible for them men and on their bodies. I now realize why everyone wanted Kemmerick's boots because they were such nice leather and water proof. Also because the men were on the feet all day every day, I, sure good support on your feel make your whole body feel much better. "Miller would be delighted to have Kemmericks boots." Chapter 2 I think if I could get boots like thought when I know I have to be walking through what they did, I would be delighted to have them as well. There were many things that changed on my point of view on the war after reading the novel. I even have more respect for vets knowing what they go through fighting for my independents, and freedom here in the United