Hammoudi’s Comments (group member since Sep 07, 2012)

Hammoudi’s comments from the ELEVEN READER'S CLUB group.

Word Image
Between his eyes, a little over the bridge of his nose, is a small neat hole. A thin, red stream runs from it.

Vocabulary
merriment: cheerful or joyful gaiety
menaeingly: raising a grear clatter or commotion
tumultuous: confusingly or violently agitated

Rhetorical Devices
"The animal pleasure in feeling the sun on a naked body..."-imagery
"The air hisses, whistles, screams over our heads..."-personification

One-Sentence Statement
The events that are unfolding within this book are very disturbing, it is a very gruesome approach to the climax.

1) "He who lives more lives than one, more deaths than one must die"

2) Jaundiced- State of mind in which one is jealous or bitter(p.3)

Malignantly- feeling or showing great desire to harm others(p.37)

Reminiscencences- accounts of ones remembered experiences(p.38)

3) Metaphor- Making parabolas of red light as they come towards us.

Similie- Fragments strike the sandbags like a merciless shower of steel hail.

4) So far this book is amazing. After reading this part of the book I stood in a state of inertia. I admire the authors writing style and ability to grasp the attention of his readers.

One of my primary reasons for choosing Generals Die in Bed for my independent reading assignment was for its title and promised content. The title bares four simple words that have the ability to provide a very intriguing idea of soldiers in comparison to their leaders in warfare. Since I am a member of The Royal Canadian Air Cadets we partake in numerous events to commemorate the World War I effort along with the many sacrifices made. This book can provide me with strong and tangible reasons as to why we do this and to whom we really dedicate what we do to. It also primarily focuses on war, a topic that grasps my interest. My research on this book had indicated that this novel was written by the prominent Canadian author Charles Yale Harrison. His credentials and experiences, which consisted of being a World War I veteran and a journalist for the Montreal star proved to be essential for this fine interpretation of the average World War I soldier's experience. What also piqued and tenaciously grasped my interest towards this novel during a period of contemplation for which book to choose, was how it seems to have the ability to meticulously depict the infamous trenches along with is gruesome conditions. This is something that couldn’t be done at that time due to the absence of the technological innovation that is accessible today. My instincts and optimism tell me that I have made the right choice. I also have a feeling that when I am done reading this novel it will be added to my list of favorite and most memorable books.