"There was once a war, long ago, then came other wars and other forms of warfare, such that those who were overwhelmed them circumvent the memory "and that is where John Steinbeck is involved as a reporter after the U.S. Army in World War II. His account is vivid, biting and "responsible", as repeated frequently John Steinbeck. Moreover, the argument is at least as complicated and surreal John Steinbeck concedes nothing to the classic intoxication of war correspondents: Do not leave space or to adrenaline or addiction, or traveling with the soldiers told the sparse bombers have the same neutral tone and a bit 'sad pilots around their beers or the sailors on the deck of ships. John Steinbeck is voted to protect the idea of \u200b\u200bforwarding a vision of war to "cover" the deeds of war. His disillusionment is total, palpable, unmistakable heroism, bravery, courage and other elements of the epic battles are kept on the margins, out of the picture. His diary tells of warriors dirty, sweaty, tired, bored and now unable to connect to your time because "men who are not in a long battle normal. Following seem reluctant, but maybe do not remember very well. " On the other hand "correspondents were strange people, bizarre but responsible. The armies, by their nature, size, complexity and control indulge the errors, mistakes that can be explained or processed in official reports. " A John Steinbeck much more interested in emotions, stories, small spells and superstitions of many soldiers in its reconstruction are even a well-defined logic as "if the folly of which were part disorganized had a hitch, not only was expected, but was part of a wider strategy by which it would inevitably resulted in the victory. " The chronicle of conquest, if you can call it, Ventotene is exemplary from this point of view: John Steinbeck, the exhibition through the eyes of the soldiers and, as a great storyteller, able to explain very clearly the dynamics between the chains of command, Plans for attack and defense and then the final result. All in a hypnotic, that shapes with great accuracy the idea of \u200b\u200boblivion need to survive, which John Steinbeck framed this way: "Perhaps it is right and even necessary to forget the disasters, wars and disasters are sure that our species seems inclined. If we could draw a lesson, it would help keep alive the memories, but unfortunately we do not have this capability. " You can tell from the title that would serve a mnemonic effort, given that "every war is a symptom of the failure of man as thinking animal" and as "now for many years and still breathe fear fear, and fear does not lead to anything good. Her children are cruelty and deceit and suspicion that sprout in our dark regions. And how we are poisoning the air with nuclear tests, so we poison the soul with fear, terror cancerous without a stupid face. " It 's so: There was once a war , there was once a great writer who understands everything.
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