Personal Narrative: Life After World War I

his mother asked as she saw the wounded arm of her son. “Got shot by the other side,” he explained quickly. Later that day, the bus for the Free State’s army arrived across the battlefield. The Sniper felt guiltier as the train came to a stop. Soldiers found their family members

Mccandless died August 18 in his mother 's sleeping bag on the bus. 19 days later is when hikers had discovered his body. This news to his family left them heartbroken. His outcome was very tragic because he was ready to go return back home but he couldn 't. Shepard had a happy ending to his story and his family must of been proud of what

The author expresses throughout the novel that the war destroys an entire generation’s lives. Paul explains, “[Him and the other young soldiers] had not as yet taken no root. The war swept [them] away. For the older men, it is but an interruption. They are able to think beyond it.[Paul and the other young soldiers], however, have been gripped by it and do not know what the end may be” (20).

In “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson, John Ames III is the 3rd minister in a small town in Iowa. He is dying and he is aware that he is leaving his wife and children with nothing except books of his work. Ames sole purpose of the novel was to write to his son so that he would understand his family's history and along that get to know his father that most likely his son will have no recollection of his father. Ames started writing his book when he was eight years before his death which gave give a good time to write his thoughts, his regrets, his sad life, and the joy of having his son but, to not be able to be part of his life. He has never truly experienced a happy life and has lived in solitary for 40 years after the death of his sweetheart Louise and his first born son who died after birth.

The Notebook is a love story that takes places during the time period of World War II. This story is told in the future by the now old couple. Noah Calhoun an old man is reading to a woman at a nursing home. Noah and a girl called Allie had just spent a wonderful summer with each other in New Bern, North Carolina. They fell in love with each other, but their love was forbidden by Allie’s parents.

Soldiers give up so much for us, the least we can do is honor their bravery and selflessness. While they are away at war they don’t get to see their family. Imagine being gone for several months and not being permitted to see your loved ones. Then when they do come back home many of them are injured or suffer

Her husband was killed in action. Words can described how painful and devastating is, when a Chaplain knock at your door and delivery the horrible news. On this painting looks that with a letter they deliver the bad news, and with it they sent the medals that was awarded to the soldier. Today the USA Army help the widow with an insurance, instead of medal, the widow receive an American flag. But I know that in other countries this painting scene is still the same.

Meet Mrs. Bundren,’ he says” (261). This hurts me because after putting all the effort to bring his dead-for-nine-days wife back to Jefferson in order to bury her with her family, Anse goes and finds a new wife.

It’s just what you do. Many people think of war as disastrous. Towns ruined, families run out of their houses, and death. Hunt applied letters from soldiers that are families and friends of the Creighton’s to show the hard times of the war.

At that moment my father ran back inside and told us to get ready for a walk around town. When my mother brother and me got ready we started to walk towards town and on the way there we saw more and more houses and buildings destroyed and vandalized. Every time I looked at my father on the way there I saw a very disappointed look on his face. When my family and I finally got to town all the Jewish-owned businesses on the street had been vandalized. My father told us all to spread out and try to find if anyone was stuck in the vandalism or destruction.

And I said, 'I don 't have a problem, ' and he goes, 'Now you have a problem,

Leaphorn approaches on of the people entering the hogan, Susanne. She is nervous when she talks to Leaphorn, but tells him that he most likely isn 't missing, he 's just ditching school. Otis talks

When they got to me, my dad picked me up and carried me to the car. We got in and he drove me home. Then he helped me get out of the car. The pain was so bad I had to hop to the door. Once inside our house, I hopped over to the couch, and laid down.

After Kathy returned home from work Whitman went to his mom 's flat and sooner or later, hushed her with an elastic hose bashed the back of her head and cut her in the midsection. He then collected a note communicating how upset he was for executing her mom however that she had sufficiently endured in life. He guided a significant part of the letter to his disregard for his dad for manhandling Margaret for such a large number of

The next day, both the student and the teacher disappeared. Then, we learned how Beli messed up with Trujillo’s family but managed to survive. We also learned that Beli’s parents were cursed by Trujillo, too. Everyone who was close to her father were dead including his mistress, and his two beautiful daughters. It is as if the curse is with the family as long as there are still living members.