When we were reading the passage about the soldiers feeling like boys and the character Franz Kemmerich, a specific line stood out to me about age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
” That is Franz Kemmerich, nineteen and a half years old (…)” (in my book page 29)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The use of “nineteen and a half years old” had me thinking of why this specification of “and a half” seems so important. In my mind it could be one of two things: aging Franz up, even if by a little, so it makes his death more conceivable; closer to twenty so the term “-teen” isn’t present, which makes him seem younger. Alternatively, this half could be a cry of outrage. This can fully emphasize how young he is, so “and a half” even matters at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this line?? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When we were reading the passage about the soldiers feeling like boys and the character Franz Kemmerich, a specific line stood out to me about age. ” That is Franz Kemmerich, nineteen and a half years old (…)” (in my … Continue reading