From all the words to the wiser quotes in my book, No Easy Day, I can conclude that this book is mainly intended to teach people about military life and its dangers and difficulties in a nonchalant easy reading way. An example of this is when Mark Owen says, “Don’t just live, but live for a purpose bigger than yourself. Be an asset to your family, community, and country.” This is an example of how he tries to teach people to be part of something bigger and make their lives mean something antemortem. Mark also says, “There is no honor in sending men to die for something you wouldn’t even fight for yourself.” This is another example of how Mark expresses the opinion of a soldier and how dangerous what they do is.. he explains that soldiers are not immortal beings who will serve their time then come home. He explains how soldiers are just as mortal as everyone else and they do not want to fight if they don’t have to. And maybe the most relevant quote Mark says is, “We were tools in their box, and when things go well they promote it. They inflate their roles. This expresses the military opinion that soldiers are just tools to make politicians look good and how politicians absorb the credit that should go to our military men and women. This book expresses the opinion of a true soldier. Mark wrote this book to teach nonpartisan people about military life.
The quotes used in your words of the wiser examples make Mark Owen seem to be a very inspirational writer, and I love nonchalant, inspiring reads. I have read a profusion of such! I might give No Easy Day a try when I get a chance.
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Nick Urbaniak
1/26/2015 11:17:26 am
This book seems to show the real role and life of the soldiers fighting for our country. It seeks to stop common misconceptions about them like them always wanting to fight. They're people just like us, and almost no one likes to kill. Additionally, Mark Owen's quotes reveal that people should be selfless and fight for only the right things. This can be seen as a way to convince everyone to contribute to make the world a better place.