1. The Platoon and Sands of Iwo Jima
The question that arises is whether there was an accurate representation in the novel of the two themes? Lois Simmie's has an interesting way of putting together the sequence of events in the story to make it appear as if both themes, although contradictory to each other, are present. John Wilson shows loyalty to both Jessie and Polly whom he marries but in different circumstances. Through out the novel the reader questions John's role as a husband and a lover. His loyalty and love for Polly was evident when he first got married to her, "Everyone agreed it was a good match." .
Jack Wilson was crazy about his 'wee wife', and the Wilson's were an affectionate, popular couple, with a close circle of friends" (Simmie, 8). Although after he moved to Canada and became acquainted with Jessie Patterson, his feelings for Polly were not as strong anymore although he did try to go back to Polly and this is shown when Lois Simmie says, "He felt he had done all he could to get back home. He had tried to enlist to get back to the old country. His hope that he'd be sent overseas with the Mounties was dimming, and on his wage he'd never be able to bring his family to Canada. But he had tried" (25). Nonetheless his loyalty towards Jessie drove him to the point where he was willing to murder his 'wife' and unborn child for the sake of love he had for this other women. One could simply jump to the conclusion that this was unfair to Polly and although morally it was wrong if we take a look from John's perspective it made sense. He was an ill lonely man in an unknown land when a charming young women took care of him. It is in a man's nature to need a women and be attracted to them. His loyalty drove him to deceive and lie to both Polly and Jessie. Both women were madly in love with this man and he took advantage of that fact, playing mind games with both. .
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