All-American Boys

(20 pages) I like how the book is starting out. It isn't talking about the war or being in the war at all, but about the childhood of the six boys. With the help of friends and families of the soldiers, James Bradley was able to describe the six boys with vivid details explaining everything about them: what their hobbies were, what they did for fun, what they did for work, of they were a good or bad boy, etc. So far, i have learned about James Bradley, Franklin Sousley, and Harlon Block. In fact, i learned too much about their past.

I think the author is trying to show you the boys background to show that they were ordinary boys of that time, no different than other. They all had dreams of accomplishing hard tasks, and without video games, or any modern devices to keep them occupied, they were able to focus on what their dream was. The war was an opportunity to become something better than you were, a simple child. I mean, what boy doesn't like hearing about the war and shooting guns. They left everything that they had behind, and went off to war. They had become the men they always wanted to be.