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Character Analysis: All Quiet On The Western Front

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I am going to be talking about a boy named joby whom just have entered the army by force. And of course because of his age he’s the heart of the army and not just because he’s the drummer boy. The authour of the story is ray bradbury and the story is called the drummer boy of shiloh. The boy joby feels lonley alot becasue he’s with alot of grown men who which he does not know any of them but the general who he encounters a conversation with. He soon will meet his destiny in war as he realizes he is the heart of the soldiers just like he was told an soon very soon will be leading them.

The drummer boy’s connection to the battle is that his drum stands out because the beat leads the soldiers as they march to victory and deat. It symbolizes

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