What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)
- he has trouble adjusting to all the guns and sounds.
- they were morning a lot
How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
he learns to suck it up and just fight because that is the way it is there.
This song by Country Joe and the Fish became one of the first protest songs of the Vietnam Era. Read the lyrics to the song, and then respond to the following:
What is the song asking the “big strong men to do”?
he is asking them to fight in the war
… the “generals” to do?
he is asking them to show that they are a good general and this is their time to shine.
… “Wall Street” to do?
to supply the army the weapons and make money
… “mothers” to do?
to send their sons and husbands off the veitnam
Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war sentiment.
- whopee, were all going to die
- to have your boy come home in a box
- what are we fighting for? dont ask me, i dont give a damn
- there aint no times to wonder why
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