An Analysis Of William Styron's "The Long March"
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The novel The Long March by William Styron is a prime example of
anti-war, anti-goverment, and anti-military writing. William Styron uses
marine reserves, that are forced to make a 36 mile march that they are not
prepared for, to show the brutality and hypocrisy in the leaders of this
country. The ....
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.... World War II has ended a while back, and
the Korean War is about to start. The reserves fought in World War II and
one of the officers in command threatens to send a person to Korea. The
time and setting lend to the plot and theme in the way that it shows that
the march is taking place in America in the peace time. It advances the
whole theme showing that the superiors of battalion aren't trying to get
ready for war, just being cruel.
The author uses several styles, and an overall tone to make ....
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