Review by Rosario Garcia, Mariela Panzita, Carolina Perez Cibez and Maria Sabrina Vergara
“I was a soldier”, by Brian Turner, tells the story of two foes meeting in the worst scenario possible. In this short and simple story Brian Turner, portrays how a person behaves in extreme situations.
The story takes place during the Iraq War when two enemies face each other in a trench. One of them is wounded. Even though they don’t share the language, they are able to create a bond. Brian Turner, who is this story’s author, was at Iraq war himself. He retells his experiences in a raw manner leaving the reader a sense of being the protagonist of the episode.
The unexpected ending will shock you and will make you wonder about your own life decisions. The story is a great reading to make young adults aware of today´s society´s interests and problems. It’s a must for young adults who are trying to discover themselves.
Hello people, Good job. I really like the story because in just a few words there are a lot of images created. You could have expanded a little more about the plot, in my opinion there are a lot to say upon this short story. For example, talking a little more about the empathy the soldiers created in the encounter they had, the exchanging of photographs etc. But it is a goog job on your part. Definitely I do not like the collocation "the worst scenario possible" in my opinion it is " the worst possible scenario".
ReplyDeleteAlejandro, I like the story a lot even though it was a short one. It is true, we could have said a lot of things about it. We were discussing about that word order, it sounded ok for us, but let me check and I tell you. Thanks for your comment.
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