Friday, December 4, 2015
Over The Top
"Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden is a great book that explains the horrors of the battle of Vimy Ridge in the first World War. Boyden makes that parts abut war very fast and action packed, and he explains the parts about war so well that you an almost see it. This helps the reader get into the book and make connections to the real world easier. Boyden also chose to describe the war in a very gross and brutal way. I think he chose to do this so that he could explain the the readers the actual horrors of war and also have the parts feel realistic. The parts in this book about the war are the best parts because they are action packed and you never know whats going to happen next in war. This helped to draw me into these parts and actually enjoy reading. "Thompson gives the nod and we set and throw the bombs in at the same time. They explode in a series of concussions. Men Scream. I am amazed by these little mans actions, He kills with such ease." I feel like this was one of the best parts in the book because this is where Elijah gets his first experience killing and it shows how mad Thompson is.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I don't think Thompson is mad, I think he has been in the war a long time and has learned how to deal with the enemy and mentally the killing he does. I agree that the author does a good job of depicting war in the fact that he shows the truth and the horrors of trench warfare. He doesn't try to hide anything in the stories he tells.
ReplyDeleteI really think that the parts of the novel that involve the First World War are the best parts. I find these parts of the novel very informative and they definitely do not beat around the bush. I agree with what you said about that particular section of the book being very important as it is the first time that Elijah kills anybody, and that becomes very important as the story develops. However, I do not think that Thompson is mad but that his emotions have been hardened throughout the war. The brutalities of these wars are no longer affecting him as much as they used to because he was so hardened by the war.
ReplyDelete