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Walter Dean MyersFallen Angels
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1988A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Fallen Angels was controversial amongst the American public when it was first published in 1988. Some Americans view it as an “anti-war” novel that condemns America’s decision to enter the conflict in Vietnam. Do you believe that Fallen Angels is an “anti-war” novel? Explain.
What does Myers convey about the ways in which war movies shaped the American concept of war and what it looks like? Does he present them as productive or reductive?
Perry witnesses several deaths during his time in Vietnam. How does the novel portray death in war? How might this relate to its portrayal of war films?
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