Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
The American media, through movies and books, often perpetuates a romanticized image of the soldier. Each solder, endowed with exceptional fortitude, selflessness, and resilience, willingly makes sacrifices for others despite tremendous – and sometimes unbelievable— obstacles. Other times, soldiers are vilified as belonging to a corrupt institution with a secretive agenda. The works of Deanna Schwartz and Daniel Corrie, the authors of I Couldn't Save My Boy and Book of Years, find a middle ground among these typical representations of soldiers, as they show soldiers both exhibiting great courage while dealing with hardships, yet showing vulnerability as they care for their families.
Recommended Citation
Chafee, Amy S., "“‘Self-creators’ and ‘Self-Destroyers’: Shifting the Romanticized Image of the Soldier Prevalent in American Media" (2018). Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research. 11.
https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/spur/11
