https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p ENGV 221 en-us 2021-08-14 10:32:50 UTC 2026-01-28 08:24:14 UTC hello@padlet.com nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679033561 There is a violent upheaval in the Irish society.
It is the First World War.
Young Irish men enlisted in the army voluntarily at age 19.
These young men were motivated by prominent figures in their lives to join the army.
They had thought serving in the army would be glorifying and a patriotist thing to do.
Both novels open with a dramatic scene of events.]]> 2021-08-14 14:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679033561 nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679037169 The opening scene of the book welcomes a new life into the world.

The Roaring sounds of the Thunder...

Willie Dunne travels with the British Army.

Willie has a romantic affair with Gretta.

"I am cold, even though the heat of early summer is adequate. I am cold because I cannot find my heart."]]> 2021-08-14 14:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679037169 nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679038748 Opening scene - the cracking sounds of bullets.

Paul Baumer fights in German army.

"We have lost all sense of other considerations, because they are artificial. Only the facts are real and important to us. And good boots are hard to come by."]]> 2021-08-14 14:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679038748 nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679043566 A summary of both books.]]> 2021-08-14 14:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679043566 nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679044435 "This book is not an adventure"]]> 2021-08-14 14:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679044435 nelzgaula https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679044741 2021-08-14 14:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nelzgaula/8x79thm6wnld3f6p/wish/1679044741