The following excerpt is from Kevin Powers' The Yellow Birds (published in 2012). In this passage, the main character, Private John Bartle, is home on leave from military service
and is thinking about a fellow soldier. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-written
essay, analyze how Powers uses literary elements and techniques to reveal Private
Bartle's complex perspective.
In your response you should do the following:
• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents an interpretation and may establish a
line of reasoning.
Select and use evidence to develop and support your line of reasoning.
Explain the relationship between the evidence and your thesis.
I sat down there awhile until the sun was straight above me and the light fell down in wide
columns and sweat ran down between my shoulder blades. I decided then to walk the tracks
toward the city. It wasn't so much a decision as it was a product of trying to turn off my mind. I
couldn't stop thinking about Murph. I drifted and followed the guidance of the tops of my boots
and I tried not to think and when I got back up to the porch, I wiped the sweat from my forehead,
opened the sliding door, put a few things in my duffel bag, and left.

Please explain more

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

eager to consume a lot of food? insatiable appetite?

explanation: