Day 3

Flags of Our Fathers Lesson Plan

Discussion of Thought Questions

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    What stylistic approach does Bradley use to convey the intensity of the events on Iwo Jima, particularly when describing the deaths of specific individuals like Mike Strank and Franklin Sousley?

    What question would you ask to get this answer: Bradley employs a striking technique, using short, impactful sentences or fragments to depict the harrowing final weeks on Iwo Jima. Each momentous event is given its own weighty space, like when the shell claims Mike: "Mike Strank did not wake up," a solitary sentence in its own paragraph.

    In recounting Franklin Sousley's demise, Bradley strings together fragmented sentences, painting a vivid and abrupt picture: "But then...

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