"Ad Astra", 418 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2018-04-24 14:47
Text: 
"Ad Astra"
Location: 
WW1 Europe: Amiens in "Ad Astra" (Location)
Page Number: 
418
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
"Why did you go, then?" Bland said. "Did the women
Page Event Ends: 
419
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present: 
Bland
Unnamed American Military Policeman
Unnamed French Customers in Cloche-Clos
Unnamed Captured German Aviator
Unnamed Subadar
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, November 11, 1918
Summary: 

Bland asks the German aviator why he fought in the War; he answers, because "I am German" (419). He and the subadar share their thoughts on defeat and "travail," while the American M.P. crudely expresses the way his ideas about race have been shaken up in Europe (419).

Chronological Order: 
21.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Patriotism Identity Race:Complexities Philosophy:Truth
Actions:
Verbal›Insulting
Cultural Issues:
Identity, Cultural›National
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Tobacco
Aesthetics:
Diction›Racist term

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