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i need it to be a an analysis its a literature class
The Matchlock Gun (1941) is a novelization of a historical event as the author’s preface makes clear so be sure to read it. Thus the book is a historical novel which, as my presentation A make clear, usually has the didactic purpose of drawing a lesson from the past that the author believes is necessary to emphasize or relearn in the present. It is also a boy’s book which usually has the didactic purpose of presenting to the male protagonist a challenge which shows what is required to be a man.
You may choose a focus for this assignment. If you wish to analyze the novel as a historical fiction, choose option A. If you prefer to analyze it as a boy’s book, choose option B. In either response, you may consider how the illustrations contribute to the didactic impact of the story.
Option A: An Historical Novel:
The “present” for the original readers of this book was the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. If you have studied European history, you will recall that in 1939 World War II broke out, a war in which Nazi Germany fought Great Britain, Russia, and other European nations. After the outbreak of in 1939, the American public found itself with conflicting opinions: it disliked seeing the Nazi state triumph over European democracies like Great Britain, but it also hated the idea of Americans fighting and dying in a foreign war. From 1939-1941 fierce debates raged in public whether to choose intervention or neutrality. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the Americans declared war on Japan on December 8. Although not involved in the Pearl Harbor attack, Nazi Germany declared war the United States the same day. The United States in turn declared war on Germany. Thus Edmond’s book appeared in 1941 during the debate over intervention vs. neutrality. What didactic lesson(s) would you deduce from the book applicable to the period 1939-1941? Respond with an essay of about 200-250 words.
Option B: A Boy’s Book
Edward, the protagonist in the book, finds that he and his family is in the middle of a crisis when their farm and the farm of other European settlers in the Mohawk Valley come under attack from a Native American tribe, the Iroqouis. Because his father has left the farm, 10 year-old Edward is the only male remaining with his Mother and sister. When an Iroqouis raiding party actually attacks the farm, Edward must act. Happily for himself and his family, he acts successfully.
Write description of Edward in this story. What lesson(s) about how to step up and assume a man’s role in the crisis would a boy reader carry away? What is Edward like before the crisis? What motivates him to act? How did he know how to act? Who, if anyone, guided him in the proper action? How does Edward feel afterward? What needs to be remembered from this event. Respond with an essay of about 200-250 words.
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