Born on 4th July
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671834630 (0671834630)
Publish date: October 28th 1979
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
School,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
War,
Social Issues,
Activism
Though not well-written, [i:]Born on the Fourth of July[/i:] is still worth reading. The best aspect of the memoir is Kovic's struggle between his patriotism and his indignation. Kovic's patriotic feelings are expressed in the language of treacly 1950's stereotypes, which may express how he actually...