Flags+of+our+Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers Theme: War

Thematic Statement: Hope can power an entire army or nation to move forward toward to success. Sacrifice is often necessary.

Title: Flags of our Fathers

Author: James Bradley with Ron Powers

Setting: U.S, Iwo Jima

Point of View: 3rd Person

Main Characters and a brief description of each: "Doc" Bradley: Rene Gagnon: Ira Hayes:

Central Conflict and how it was related to the theme: Even after they raised the flag the soldiers still had to fight thier way through the island to push the Japanese off. Three of the flag raisers died during the remaining battle but three lived on to tell their story. This book is about those six flag raisers and there struggles on and after Iwo Jima. This book includes the letters they sent back to their families making this book emotional and personel.

How was the theme developed: The U.S. had to capture Iwo Jima during its Island hopping campaign to reach Japan and six soldiers rasied an American Flag on Iwo Jima during the battle. This book is about those soldiers and the letters they sent back to their families while fighting.

If this was a newly selected author, would you read another story by him/her? Explain: Yes, because he is emotional and personal in his writing and used historical knowledge to create an accurate story of what really happened to those soldiers on Iwo Jima.

Which was your favorite? Why? Pearl Harbor a Novel of December 8th was my favorite because is showed more war tactics and explained what was happening all around the world leading up to Pearl Harbor. It showed what the Japanese where doing all over the world from soldiers and pilots to diplomats and world leaders. It also described Japan's true culture and identity and their hunger for power and to be recognized as a power on the global stage. They wanted to please their emperor and follow a strict code of honor and respect no what the cost. The Japanese however showed aggression and anger while they slaughtered and tortured everyone standing in their way. This book showed what was really behind Japan's plans and attacks leading up to and Pearl Harbor.

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