On Monday, we will finish watching The Hurt Locker. The synthesis question which you will answer in class on Tuesday will be as follows:
Although they are set almost a century apart in wars which are vastly different, the two protagonists --Paul Baumer and Sergeant William James -- are affected by war in surprisingly similar ways. Discuss in a 400-500 word synthesis essay.
Some topics which you might want to cover in your essay are alienation, desensitization, the loss of personal identity, camaraderie, the struggle to maintain humanity.
Look at my next post to see some guiding questions.
