ESSAY QUESTIONS (ANSWER ONE):
Did Eugene Sledge change over the course of the book? What experiences did he have that most seriously affected him? Why is it important for us to have first-person accounts of war? In other words, what can this book tell us about the impact of war on soldiers?
Some historians have claimed that World War II was a race war and that the war in the Pacific was especially brutal because of racist views held by the combatants. Does Sledge’s experience support this view? Why or why not?
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