https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q What is the theme (main idea) of this famous short story? en-us 2018-03-19 14:31:58 UTC 2018-03-23 05:13:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243647323 That war can leave one damaged in more ways than physical and that ones mental state can be helped or healed in unexpected ways. It does not seem like Esmé sent her package expecting for Sargent  Xs faculties to be so damaged but by doing so she is able to inadvertently help him on the path to recovery, seemingly more so than the hospital he checked himself into.

Gus Beech ]]> 2018-03-19 17:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243647323 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243647542 I think the theme is that hope anchors you no matter what you go through. Esme was a bit of happiness to the narrorator in a difficult time, both before and after the war. Even when the narrorator is dealing with trauma at the end of the story, he finds peace in Esme's letter.]]> 2018-03-19 17:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243647542 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650245 The theme is War impacts your life in many ways. War can destroy you from the Inside. We clearly see how the war has impacted the main characters life, his hands shake and he is also affected mentally. ]]> 2018-03-19 17:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650245 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650528 theme of story was after the war and what his life was after a]]> 2018-03-19 17:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650528 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650620 I feel like the theme has to do with either human vs self or human vs human because Salinger before the war was a writer and was able to keep a steady hand but the part that we read in class we can see that PTSD has affected J.d Salinger by making his handwriting illegible from all the trauma but nobody else will understand what he has been through. ]]> 2018-03-19 17:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650620 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650699 I think the theme is war can destroy you because he was very affected after the war mentally and he wasnt the same after the war. ]]> 2018-03-19 17:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650699 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650963 2018-03-19 17:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243650963 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651013 The theme of For Esme - with Love and Squalor is recovery through hope. Within the story characters Esme and Salinger present their stories in need/of recovery. Hope gives the ability to look forward, for both characters continue to show through their own lives. ]]> 2018-03-19 17:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651013 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651048 redemption by love
every character wants something from the protagonist and esme is the only one who gives]]> 2018-03-19 17:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651048 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651150 I think that the theme is about finding your voice during hard times as well as how they recovered after the war using little bits of hope. Esme ]]> 2018-03-19 17:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651150 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651423 Giving and receiving. All the characters in the story want something from the narrator. Like his post in Devon, the soldiers only talk to each other when they want something. The mother-in-law asks him for some cashmere yarn. Clay wants X to make his letters more interesting. X's brother asks for some swastikas. only in the end is when he receives the watch from Esme. ]]> 2018-03-19 17:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651423 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651451 I think the theme of "For Esme with Love and Squalor" is acquaintances can create lasting and meaningful memories- I say this because in the story a man randomly meets a very young girl for about 30 minutes and ends up writing a story for her and being impacted by meeting her. 

]]> 2018-03-19 17:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243651451 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243652415 His life after the war and how it changed from the war to after and how he adapted to society. how one thing can impact you life in many ways ]]> 2018-03-19 17:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243652415 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243654987 I think the theme of “For Esmê - with love and squalor” is about the impact of the war and recovery. The war resulted the main character to suffered from the PTSD, and for his recovery, he decided to fulfill Esmê’s promise. The promise was made before he experienced his trauma, and when he was thinking about the time he was okay in mentally while writing the letter, it actually helped him to sleep. 
-Somee-]]> 2018-03-19 17:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243654987 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243655604 I think the theme “For Esmé is war because it can impact your life in many ways. His life after the war changed a lot 

]]> 2018-03-19 17:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243655604 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243658644 2018-03-19 17:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/243658644 https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/245325829 The theme is about resilience and how one can recover from a traumatizing
 experience.]]> 2018-03-23 05:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bruce_burkhartsmeier/whvjut87jy4q/wish/245325829