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Summary Of Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers

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Fallen Angels
Walter Dean Myers is one of the most influential and creative writers. Myers was a young adult writer that was well known for his realistic-fiction novels. He deals with topics like loneliness, war, and the idea of innocence. One his best-known works is Fallen Angels, a realistic fiction set in the Vietnam War and its impact on our characters. The story’s setting impacts the characters, mood, and pace of the story.
The characters throughout Fallen Angels are each individually shaped by the setting they are surrounded by. Our main character, Perry, starts off innocent and hopeful, although the first encounter with death strikes him and he speaks of it after talking to one of his friends, “I wanted to say more to him I wanted to say that the only dead person I had ever seen before had been my grandmother” (Myers 43). Perry is frightened and shocked by his experience, his attitude slowly becomes more frightful and bitter. After an Admiral up briefs the squad on a mission Perry is quick to respond with, “I don’t believe a word he is saying” (Myers 135). Perry has become more aware of his situation and has learned to be careful of those around. This can also be seen when he is caught, “...trying to read his face, his gesture” (Myers 164). …show more content…

The story’s mood depends on the situation, it can be frantic and thought-provoking like, “It was different than being scared and looking at somebody who was maybe as scared as you were” (Myers 189). Although this thought can be sad or dreadful it's mood sets it apart from the stories hopeful and calmer moments. These tight connections between the soldiers can provide some the stories more hopeful moments, “We got six new brothers in the new platoon and two were assigned to our squad” (Myers 156). Perry refers to the new soldiers as brothers, showing his trust in

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