Summary+pgs+1-25

This book starts out fairly simmilar to //The Things They Carried.// Our main character, Anthony, is sitting in his basement rummaging through his rucksack,indulging in old thoughts of the war. In the second chapter, he tells the reader about how the guys got pumped up about the war. They bought a whole bunch of war movies and beer,and they sat there, and some of them lost it and began to breakdown and cry. He said that all of the war films, especially about Vietnam, were anti-war, but after watching these movies he had an urge to buy ammunition and drugs and alcohol. So apparently those anti-war movies had failed. In the third chapter, he begins to tell of some of the experiences that he had while in the desert in Saudi Arabia. He gets into pretty intense detail about some of the things they do everyday. He notes the heat, which is constantly above 100 degrees, and the weight of their gear combined. He also noted that they have a straddle trench, where they do their "business". He is explaining to the reader how the Platoon leaders tried to censor them when the reporters came. They said that the Marines had to say that they enjoy what they do, and that they were totally behind the war effort.media type="youtube" key="Vx9IcHlNgFk" width="425" height="350" This video is the begining of the movie version of Jarhead and it shows how intense everything that the Marines have to go through is. WARNING this video contains strong and crude language but is used to make a point. Sorry Mr. Mullen.