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An edition of Three soldiers (1921)

Three Soldiers

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John Dos Passos had just returned from studying architecture in Spain when America entered World War I and - driven by the idealism that infected many young Americans (including Hemingway and e.e. cummings) - he joined up as a driver for the Ambulance Corps. His rapid and profound disillusionment forms the core of Three Soldiers, a fierce denunciation of the military and of the far-reaching social implications of its exploitation of young men.

The novel focuses on three main characters: Andrews, a young composer who finally revolts against the war's deadening regimentation; Chrisfield, an Indiana farm boy who chants the words "make the world safe for democracy" to himself in a futile attempt to block out the noises and terrors of battle; and Fuselli, a clerk who clings to the dream of becoming a corporal despite the mockery of his fellow soldiers.

Required to renounce their individuality and to conform with unquestioning obedience, each one, in different ways, is ineradicably scarred by the dehumanizing effects of war.

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Digireads.com
Language
English
Pages
240

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Cover of: Three Soldiers
Three Soldiers
January 1, 2007, Digireads.com
Paperback in English
Cover of: Three soldiers
Three soldiers
2002, Modern Library
in English - 2002 Modern Library pbk. ed.
Cover of: Three soldiers
Three soldiers
1997, Penguin Books
in English
Cover of: Three soldiers
Three soldiers
1949, Houghton Mifflin
in English
Cover of: Three soldiers.
Three soldiers.
1949, Houghton Mifflin
in English
Cover of: Three soldiers
Three soldiers
1932, The Modern Library
in English
Cover of: Three soldiers.
Three soldiers.
1921, G.H. Doran Co.

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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
240
Dimensions
8.9 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
Weight
12.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9511478M
ISBN 10
1420928899
ISBN 13
9781420928891
Library Thing
117520
Goodreads
1323397

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