http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/12/23/afghanistan-liberia-troops-christmas/20580809/
Why Have I Chosen This Article?
I chose this article because of the similarities that my novel and this article have. This article talks about and describes in depth what its like for soldiers to spend the holidays away from their families, specifically Christmas. In my novel the characters must face life without their families for an extended period of time that includes over the holidays due to their families being kidnapped by an enemy force yet to be named. Both the characters in the novel and the soldiers families must spend these holidays wondering if their loved ones are safe. Another similarity is that both the characters in the story and the soldiers in reality are all fighting for one thing, which is to get back to their families. This article specifically focuses on soldiers being away from their families on ONE specific holiday which is Christmas. That is what drew me to this article, the fact that this article directly relates to my novel.
How Does This Relate To My Novel's Social Issue?
This article relates to my novels social issue by explaining emotions that the characters in the novel are or could be feeling during this event but are not described by the author. This article explains not only how the families of the soldiers and the soldiers themselves feel during this time away from their families. Since both the article and the novel are focusing on this one topic of a person or a group of people fighting for their families I thought it would be an appropriate article to use. Perhaps the biggest relation the two pieces of writing that I chose have, is that both the soldiers in the novel and the soldiers in reality, celebrate the exact same holiday by themselves. Both of these people have celebrated Christmas alone. This is almost directly related, more than often either the characters in the novel of the soldier in real life, or their families have no clue about how their loved ones are faring.
I agree with your thoughts and the article. Soldiers spend most of their time on borders and outside country to protect us and maintain peace but in all these efforts they have to stay away from their families for a long time and this has a major impact upon their family relationships especially if they have small kids. Christmas is the biggest festival in Canada and around the world and during this day everyone wants to be with their families and enjoy the festival. But soldiers have to stay away from their families and it is the duty that comes first in this profession.
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