LOG # 2. Does this story or its characters remind you of another story you have read? Does it remind you of a movie? How are they alike? And how are they different?
This book is unlike any other I've read, at least so far. Initially I thought of the movie The Patriot starring Mel Gibson, even though that movie was based around the American Revolution in the late 1700s. As I read further, the similarities have begun to lessen. What is somewhat similar is the fact that in the movie, as in this book, there is initial disapproval of the son's choice to enlist in the military. Unfortunately, I don't find much else that is "alike" any of the books I've read or other movies I've seen.
Therefore, there are many differences. Although The Patriot was about the American Revolution, it actually seemed more modernized, if you will, than The Red Badge of Courage; especially in the "interesting" way the characters speech is written by the author.
Log #1
LOG # 1. In today's reading, did the setting or any of the characters remind you of people or characters in your own personal life? Were any of the situations or events similar to your own life? How were they alike and how were they different?
The character named Henry is a young man who has daydreamed about enlisting in the Army for quite some time. His mother, on the other hand, seemingly disapproves of his desire to enlist; at this point it is not entirely clear what her disapproval stems from. Despite his mother’s disapproval, Henry amongst other young men actually enlists and heads off to Washington.
The only similarity that comes to mind as far as within my life and that of my friends and family is a cousin who pre-enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17. After graduating high school he went to boot camp about six months later. The difference is that his immediate family members did not disapprove of his choice and actually supported it. He lived with his grandfather and grandmother, and it was his grandfather who actually gave the approval for him to enlist at age 17.
The character named Henry is a young man who has daydreamed about enlisting in the Army for quite some time. His mother, on the other hand, seemingly disapproves of his desire to enlist; at this point it is not entirely clear what her disapproval stems from. Despite his mother’s disapproval, Henry amongst other young men actually enlists and heads off to Washington.
The only similarity that comes to mind as far as within my life and that of my friends and family is a cousin who pre-enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17. After graduating high school he went to boot camp about six months later. The difference is that his immediate family members did not disapprove of his choice and actually supported it. He lived with his grandfather and grandmother, and it was his grandfather who actually gave the approval for him to enlist at age 17.
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