Billy boy was tough as nails.
simile, metaphor, and imagery
the right thing
no similarities both are forms of writing novels are fiction, poems can be too novels are prose narrative, poems can be too both can use literary devices such as metaphor simile
the background of the short story the luncheon
Excelsior - short story - was created in 1948.
fear
Where Have You Gone Charming Billy was written by Tim O'Brien. It's theme is war. The story is all about the fear of being in a war.
The point of view in the short story "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" by Tim O'Brien is third person limited, focusing on the thoughts and feelings of Private First Class Paul Berlin as he navigates fear and uncertainty during the Vietnam War.
To the east coast of South Vietnam.
The protagonist of "Charming Billy" by Alice McDermott is Billy Lynch. His story is told in flashback. He was a charming Irish American born and raised in New York. He was in the process of adjusting to life after having served during World War II, when he unexpectedly met the love of his life.
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give me 5 thing that happen in the stroy of WHERE HAVE YOU, GONE CHARMING BILLY
He expects that his fear would come to an end.
The irony in Billy Boy's death in Tim O'Brien's story "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy" is that he dies not on the battlefield from enemy fire, but from a sudden heart attack triggered by fear and anxiety. This reveals the unpredictable nature of war and its impact on individual soldiers beyond the direct dangers of combat.
Paul's uncontrolled giggling at the end of the story, to hide that he was scared to death and to tell his father how it is a funny war..
simile, metaphor, and imagery
the right thing