Comrades
Compare the definition of Comrades with O’Brien’s interrelationship of characters in “Friends and Enemies”. Pay particular attention to the way the characters are revealed.
com·rade Audio Help (kŏm’rād’, -rəd) Pronunciation Key
n.
- A person who shares one’s interests or activities; a friend or companion.
- often Comrade A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.
The word comrade I wouldn’t go as far as to use it for Jensen and Strunk, until maybe the very end of Strunks life. Even after they were “Square” they didn’t share interests that were mentioned, they simply had eachothers backs. What I find silly about the enemies part of their story is the fact that they even did that. My father was in the Viet Nam war, he was the only survivor out of his group of 10. I know he misses them all and were what he considered “friends” with all of them. You would think that when you’re in a constant life or death situation you would make the best of it and befriend whoever you can(thats on your side), because you never know how many more people you will be meeting.
Filed by tittle at April 2nd, 2008 under Uncategorized
