Review by Alejandro Tachile and Fabiana Ibañez
Told in just a few words, ‘I was a soldier´ written by Brian Turner, is set in a timeless and in never –mentioned war. The main characters do not have names either. But that lacking of setting s is the most catching and attractive reasons that make the story something to be remembered.
The story tells an encounter that two soldiers have in a hole during a battle. As one of these soldiers jumps into the hole, another is lying with a wounded leg and looks at him with pain in his eyes. Immediately, the healthy helps the wounded taking a field dressing from his kit and manages as well as he can.
Following that act of compassion, they exchange cigarettes and photographs of their families as if they know for ages. But these scenes go against the shocking and unexpected ending that leaves the reader speechless.
With a strong feeling that neither flags nor countries matter when two human beings need from each other, the protagonists bring up to the light inner human feelings as empathy and friendship. To make it even more evident, the act of healing a wounded stranger reveals the most profound of these feelings, compassion.
If you like to read something shocking and short, then you should definitely read this story. Although, it is probably not the most famous of the stories, the effect it has on the reader is worthwhile.
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