Two Soldiers

       I think that "Two Soldiers" should be kept in the curriculum. This short story relates to our topic really well, and it creates a good picture of the time during Pearl Harbor. This story also shows the high impact that the war had on America. Specifically focusing on a family that was poor in Mississippi. Even more specifically focusing on the relationship of the two brothers, Pete and his little brother. Their relationship connections and thoughts created a theme throughout the story. "Anyway, I'm going. I got to." Pete understood what was taking place, but his little brother at first was confused. "He joined the army yestiddy. He's going to Pearl Harbor. So am I. I want to ketch him. Where you all got him?" Also, the descriptions of the recruitment, action at war, and draft gives a feel of the actual situation of Pearl Harbor. It shows the immediate reaction and action America had to take. This story should be kept in the curriculum because it applies to the history of Pearl Harbor and the impact it had on Americans and America as a whole.

      In my opinion, this story isn't really "my cup of tea". It gives a good image of a specific story of Pearl Harbor, but it would be more interesting to me if it gave more invoice on the actual situation during the war. The story seemed very simple and slow moving to me. It would keep my attention more if it gave vivid descriptions of the war. If the story also showed more of the impact that Pearl Harbor had on families and the soldiers it would have more of an affect. The conclusion of Pete's little brother finding Pete and then having to go home was kind of a simple and sudden end to the story. "I can get back, I reckon," I said. "I don't live in but one place. I don't reckon it's moved." If the story was continued, it would've been exciting to see the reaction of the two brothers that created their relationship to be re-joined. Overall, this book gave a good specific image of Pearl Harbor, but it would've been more interesting if it had more details and details to show the reader more of a feel of the impacts.

    

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Romanticism was an artistic movement that developed in the 19th century. Writers put their imaginations over reason and intuition over facts. The Romantics was revealed in nature scenes. In this photo, it is mainly based on nature. The trees take up most of the image, and there is an area of water in the background. In the body of water, there are two sailboats. There is also white rocky terrain which shows more nature. The Romantics showed the accent of nature also through the people. The people are very small, and they aren't shown in much detail. The artist of this picture did this to add emphasis on the nature. The lady in the red dress on the left is pointing at something, and the man in the center is looking down off of the ledge. These people are also looking at elements of nature, accenting Romanticism. 



Realism was an artistic movement developed in the 1820's-1880's. It portrayed real life accurately and focused on ordinary people with harsh realities. In the photo to the left, there are many traits showing Realism. For example, there is a general standing in the front speaking to his soldiers. The lighting is very real as it it just centered as one fixture in the center of the room. The clothing on the men in this image also shows Realism through the type of fashion the soldier's wore during this time period. The man in the left front corner is taking notes, which shows Realism. Another example is the stance of the man in the blue shirt in the middle front of the photo. His stance shows Realism because it is a standard stance of a man that is listening intently. This photo, overall, shows Realism by portraying the lives of men during this time period. Many of them had harsh realities which were caused by war. This image shows Realism by showing ordinary people during this time period that are dealing with ordinary situations.

Modernism was an artistic movement that was developed in the 1860's to the early 1970's. Abstraction was a major characteristic of Modernism. Modernism used the Iceberg theory, because it left the reader to figure out the story of the image. The image shows part of a story, but some of the story has to be developed. In the image to the left, there may be an implied theme that the viewer has to develop. Modernism leaves the reader uncertain, and the image to the left shows major uncertainty. There is a horse that has a wheel on it, as if it is a motorcycle. There is a Japanese man that is leading the "horse". The horse is constructed out of metal parts after the neckline, but if the front end of the horse is just viewed it looks like a normal horse. The viewer is left wondering, "What is this?" The viewer may try to figure out the purpose of this image.