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| Plot Summary of Fields of Fire |
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"Three men from different walks of life; Snake, Goodrich, and Hodges all wind up in the same platoon in Vietnam. Snake is the most experienced soldier, Hodges is the Platoon Commander, and Goodrich is the Harvard student who doesn't fit in. Their unit moves through Vietnam, fighting the NVA & VC multiple times. All are wounded, and the platoon changes continuously as their friends die around them. They struggle with incompetent leaders who order them multiple times to do things that endanger their lives for little gain, until one final order puts them all in a large battle."
Jake, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Marines
Specific to
- Vietnam
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
The antagonists are:
- communists
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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