As he tells the story, he describes the tangible and intangible items that the soldiers chose to load their packs and hearts with. ... The intangible emotions show his true heart and soul. ... This shows how uneasy he is on the Vietnam battlefield, and O"Brien uses him as a tool to show the way that most of the young men feel in this time. ... Through Oppliger 3 historical works, readers have been given a portrayal of exactly how strenuous war is. ... Although both burdens can cause pain, the true pain is the emotional, intangible feelings. ...

• Word Count: 1097
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Heinrich Boll creates an unnamed character that is hinted to be a veteran of World War II. ... How his fate has brought him to this job is left up to the reader's imagination. ... Maintaining love that is pure and staying true to it rewards the main character. ... Who this mysterious girl is, if they have ever met, and if he ever tells her how he feels are the questions that are brought to the readers mind. ... The story demands a reader with imagination. ...

• Word Count: 706
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

For example when Montag was talking about how books are "people", Mildred quoted, ""Now," said Mildred, "my 'family' is people. They tell me things; I laugh, they laugh!"(75 ) Mildred's 'family' is a way to distract her from not only the fact that she has no family and that there is a war going on during this period of time.This shows how obsessed with technology people are that they forget about their own problems, however it does not make the problems disappear but hides them temporarily and it starts to build up so they keep thei...

• Word Count: 1133
• Approx Pages: 5

This long, uninteresting definition only scratches the surface of the true nature and practical application of propaganda in American society today. ... This illustrates just how far television has come into becoming propaganda because companies always try to illicit an emotional response and compel the viewer to participate. ... Ads such as these overtly tell the viewer to do or don't do something for their own benefit under the guise of a "public service announcement " which are paid for by interest groups and lobbyist groups. ... The news story came to an end when the BLM released the ...

• Word Count: 1200
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate