Born on the Fourth of July
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299969575 (1299969577)
Publish date: January 1st 2012
Publisher: Akashic Books
Pages no: 208
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...