Status Updates From Walking Wounded (Vietnam, #5)

Archetypes: The archetype that best fits my book is "The Warrior" because they are driven by courage, bravery, and duty. In my book, the friends are traumatized by fear because one of their best friends died through the war. Which is leading to internal conflict and rage. They are moving forward and getting revenge for Rudy.

Summary: The main characters in this book are Morris, Rudi, Ivan and Beck. The story is about them grappling with a friend's death and its secret and is in Vietnam. Also these events take place in the combat zone and happens because of their friend, Rudi dying in action with the inciting incident being Rudi's death. The story is told in a first person perspective.

Visualize: When I start to read the book I start to visualize the Vietnam war and what's going on. I see the battlefield and the explosions, the sound of pain, and gunshots. All this occurs in the war and I was able to visualize the guy's determination and passion to bring "Rudi" home. The quote is, " I had to take Rudi home. It was my pledge, for the love of God. My pledge that brought us here."

Connections: A connection I have with this book and another is Percy Jackson because both Vietnam, walking wounded and Percy Jackson are about war. They are both fighting against an enemy and going into battle with them. They also both have multiple main characters. This reminds me of a time when me and my best friend playfully fight each other and see who wins kind of like what's going on in those books.

Characterization: The main characters, Ivan and Morris in my book are very determined to achieve their goals that they have set for themselves. They are currently in Vietnam, in the time of the Vietnam war. Ivan wants to stop the war and Morris wants to take Rudi home. Morris said that it was his pledge and Ivan said that it's up to him to stop the war.

I think
okay is
thinking
now he is so what hurt
because
he was in the war.

I think batter is feeling happy because he can walck.

At first I
thought cold walk
but now I think
he was hute
because
he is some what at walking

I predict
he okay now
because
he walks good and perfect

I predict
he would stay in the hotale
because
he was hute .

i thak he is fileeing sad because he as a bolit in him

I think
hute is
feeling sad
because
he is has a bolt in him

I think
wass okay is
thinking

because he walking fine I thout

One theme in
the story is
at the airport. The
author shows
this theme when
at the apartment.

I predict
that he was all good
because
he was walking fine

At first I
thought not hrut
but now I think
is rily hurt
because
there was a war

At first I
thought he was all good
but now I think
he is riley hrut
because he went to war