Louise then portrays the Vietnam conflict as the atmosphere for time period . ... She used this to help convey her views of the Vietnam Conflict. ... Ambrose went to a military school, and then later served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War. An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge takes place at the time when our nation was divided, during the Civil War. ... Ambrose uses this knowledge to show the discipline, and practices of being a soldier during the Civil War. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He becomes a football star, a war hero, a ping-pong champion, a running icon, and a successful shrimp-boat captain. ... Their contrasting lifestyles is apparent when Forrest heads off to Vietnam, at the same time Jenny associates herself with the anti-war movement. ... The bus scene of Forrest taking off to Vietnam is similar to the scene when Forrest first met Jenny. ... His relationship to Bubba gave Forrest a vision of what he wanted to do with his life after the war. ... Their friendship began after the war and would later become shrimp-boat partners. ...

• Word Count: 1504
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Things They Carried War is hell. ... However, nothing compares to actually fighting in a war. ... He reacts and recovers from the war in the most productive way, by actually forming a career and helping others experience his war stories through his writing. ... O"Brien shows that he has no lingering bitterness towards the people of Vietnam stating, "All that's finished" (188) in response to a farmer near the field where he returned to leave Kiowa's shoes at the place where he died. ... War is nasty; war is fun" (80). ...

• Word Count: 1691
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Easy Rider It was 1969, an era where the Vietnam War was being protested, and a segment of our nation was rebellious against any or all-traditional values of their parents. This rebellion was represented by some of America's youth by creating countercultures that were identified with rock music, long hair, anti-war protests and drugs. ...

• Word Count: 1664
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School