Born on the Fourth of July
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671527921 (0671527924)
Publish date: August 2nd 1984
Publisher: Pocket Books
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...