War

Recently we've viewed and analyzed a lot of literature of war. We read SL-V and war poems, but I've also been reading The Things They Carried, which is a war story from vietnam. It talks about war in ways i've never heard or even thought of. War isn't a glam story, and most true stories aren't actually true. They all are exagerated, and most of the time we only see glimpses of things and our minds fill in the rest that happens. The author believes that war isn't glamerous and there isn't conflict thats worth the cost of human life. Overall war is simple, and dehumanizing. It changes good people to the worst, and proves nothing in the end.
I haven't yet finished the book, but so far it has been an enjoyable read. I bet you're all wondering what happens next so i'll be sure to keep you all imformed!

SL-V

At first I imagined this book to be more of a historical and personable account of the Dresden fire-bombing, but instead it's taking a turn I never expected. As the book carries on, Billy's journey to Tralfamadore becomes much more clear and even possible, though he obviously unstable at home. I can see the story going to where I am questioning whether Billy's abduction is real or its just a story Billy believes. I'm still very skeptical, but it's so descriptive and real, that's it hard to imagine that Pilgrim is making it up. This story is much like the movie K-pax, where the protaganist Prote believes he is from the planet K-pax, and he is found by police and taken to a psychiatric facility. Throughout the story you get hints of both arguments, but the question still remains at the end of the movie, whether he was an alien or not. This reminds me a lot of Billy Pilgrim and where the story is going.