|
|
| Plot Summary of A War Apart |
|---|
" After graduating high school, Eric Williams takes a week long trip to London to escape his painful and lonely life. While in London, Eric runs into Sarah Wellington and falls instantly in love. After a two day courtship, Eric asks Sarah to return to Annapolis, Maryland with him. Sarah agrees to move to America and they leave to spend a life time of happiness in the United States.
However, when they return to America, Eric receives a letter that he is being drafted into the Army. After basic training, Eric is ordered to Vietnam and forced to leave Sarah behind. When Eric arrives in Vietnam he refuses to fire a shot because he believes that if he does not take part in the fighting, he will not die. Eric, when he first arrives in Vietnam, does not care about his fellow soldiers. Eric only cares about returning home to Sarah. One night, his base camp is attacked by Viet Cong soldiers. During the attack, Eric once again refuses to take part in the combat. Only when an enemy soldier comes with in arms length of him does he fire his weapon.
After witnessing the death of the enemy soldier by his bullet, Eric mentally snaps and deserts his platoon in battle. Eric, however does not make it far before he is captured and taken to a prisoner of war camp. There at the POW camp, Eric meets people that changes his outlook on life. The camp is full of pilots who volunteered for the war. At first, Eric does not understand why people would volunteer to be away from the ones they love, but after spending time with them, Eric understands why soldiers fight. Eric become honored to be with the other prisoners in the camp, but he still wants to go home to Sarah's loving arms. Now Eric must find a way to escape the camp and return home to the love of his life.
"
Eric, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
Get your copy of the book
| Review Analysis of A War Apart |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Conflict:
- War, Vietnam
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Eric Hobbs Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR:
 Eric
SCHOLARS:
| |
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Bribe your congressman!
Rudy Giuliani
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
Online Dating Advice
David Pelzer
11:42:29 PM
Robert Stanek
9:44:39 PM
George W. Bush
9:07:32 PM
Lauren Brooke
7:19:04 PM
David Pelzer
6:27:03 PM
Suzanne Collins
1:37:25 PM
Terry Brooks
12:10:52 PM
Teri Woods
11:52:14 AM
Trudi Chase
11:10:30 AM
Robb White
9:38:26 AM
Janet Evanovich
4:05:18 AM
Mitzi Loftus
3:43:19 AM
Southampton Row
12:11:22 AM
Mary Downing Hahn
9:39:18 PM
Clive Cussler
6:42:43 PM
Suzanne Weyn
12:43:26 PM
Ray Bradbury
10:32:15 AM
Ann Patchett
2:29:34 AM
Barack Obama
11:49:29 PM
Christopher Paolini
5:59:07 PM
More message boards
|
