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Perry And Peewee In Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers

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What would you do if you were stuck in the middle of the Vietnamese army with no backup? Well, that is the reality of Perry and Peewee in the book Fallen Angels. Fallen Angels is a fictional thriller written by Walter Dean Myers, that is based on the Vietnamese war. During this book there are numerous amounts of courage, too many to count! But there are several characters who make themselves prominent with courage, who rise above the rest. Richie Perry, Lieutenant Carroll, and the Helicopter pilots all just three of many characters that display tremendous amounts of courage. One of the first people to show courage in this book is Lieutenant Carroll. Lieutenant Carroll was always there for his troop. He cared for them, worried with them, and fought with them. But then one night they got caught in an ambush and unfortunately lieutenant Carroll lost his life. He had courage to die for his country. He had …show more content…

It was the two of them versus a whole army. With no backup and/or support, all they could do was hope for the best. They had set up camp in a “spider hole” which is what the US refer to as the Vietnamese sniper spots. After a while Perry and Peewee started to relax, but that relaxation did not last for long. Soon after they had entered their hideout, they were almost killed when a spear was shot through the hole. “Then a pole came in. On the end of the pole was a knife. It went near Pewee, then into the wall near me.” (292) This event happened when a Vietnamese soldier was about to start his shift and was checking the hole to make sure no one was in there. Perry and Peewee managed to keep their cool and not draw attention to them. It they had, there would've had a whole army chasing them. It was probably the most intense scene of the book. And the more intense the scene, the more courage it takes to get

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