Characters Richie Perry. Previous section Character List Next section Peewee. Popular pages: Fallen Angels. Why doesn't he try to go to college? How does he feel about his family? How does this affect his friendships in the army? Discuss the differences between Peewee and Jenkins when Richie first meets them. How did each get in the army? Discuss the character of Johnson. What is his importance to the squad? What makes him different from the others? Which of the squad members would you want for your friend?
How does the experience of being in Vietnam affect the way the different squad members react to each other? Describe the effect of Jenkins's death on Richie and the other squad members. Describe their reaction to Lt. Carroll's death. How were these experiences different for each of them?
Why does Richie find it so hard to write to his mother and Kenny? Why does his mother write to Peewee? Why does Peewee want Richie to write the letter to his girlfriend? Setting Were Richie and the others prepared for the experience of being in Vietnam? Describe the climate and terrain of the country and how it affects them. What is their life like in the camp? How is it like home and how is it different? Describe the villages that the squad visits.
What plans do they have to make friends with the Vietnamese? How does this work? How does it fail? Theme It has been said that war is "long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. Discuss the theme of "family" in this novel. What does Richie's family mean to him - before he leaves and after he has spent time in Vietnam? Discuss the theme of friendship in this book.
Describe how friendships develop and enmities arise within the squad members. Would Richie and Peewee have been close friends if they had met back home? Why does Peewee pick fights with guys bigger than he is? How does rank affect the way the men interact in the war?
Are Captain Stewart's decisions based on him wanting to become a major, as some soldiers suggest? Discuss the concept of "heroism. Does he understand at the end of the book? Who were the true "heroes" in this story? What acts or words separate them from the others? Discuss the title of the book and Lt. Carroll's prayer for "all the angel warriors who fall. A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo Caputo's experience as a marine in Vietnam recounts the horror of any war for the ones who must fight it.
Letters Home from Vietnam Edited by Bernard Edelman An eloquent record of one soldier-writer's eyewitness accounts of the war, profusely illustrated with stunning full-page photographs Sonny's War by Valerie Hobbs Corin's brother Sonny is drafted and she experiences all the conflicting feelings of those who wait at home. The Vietnam War America at War by Maurice Isserman A balanced account of the historical background and conduct of the war through the administration of four presidents.
The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata Highlights the military canine program in which dogs are used to sniff out mines, search for enemy booby traps, and rescue wounded soldiers. Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam by Walter Dean Myers, Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi An intense pictorial story replicates the fear and anguish of a foot soldier in the Vietnamese jungle, depicted in realistic collage art.
Women in History: Women of the Vietnam War by Mark Schynert The roles of women, both native to Vietnam and the women who came with the American army, were changed immeasurably by the war in many ways. The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty by Ellen Emerson White Through this fictional diary, Patrick recounts his feelings and terror as he is thrust deeper into the war.
Sunrise Over Fallujah About the Book Robin Perry, the nephew of Richie Perry, joins the army in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, , and is subsequently sent to Iraq, where his comrades nickname him "Birdy. Discussion Questions Characters Describe Robin's personality.
Why did he decide to join the army? Why does he write his most honest letters to his Uncle Richie? Describe Jonesy and Marla Kennedy. How does each of them relate to Robin? Would they have become friends if they were not in Iraq facing the difficulties of life there? All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Fallen Angels from Amazon. View the Study Pack.
He relizes he has nowhere to run, however, and returns to fight with his squad. As troops dwindle, a haughty soldier in the squad named Brunner is asked to lead them on a dangerous patrol to track down North Vietnamese forces along a river. Richie and Peewee escape to a ridge and spend the night in a spider hole.
The next morning they return to the helicopter landing zone and observe Vietnamese troops planning an ambush when the helicopter lands. Richie and Peewee begin firing at the hidden troops as the helicopter approaches, forcing them out of hiding and into the fire from the choppers. Richie and Peewee are both injured trying to board the helicopter and are sent to a military hospital. They are told they will both be returning to America. Richie pays a record keeper to look up the whereabouts of Judy Duncan and finds out that she was killed when a field hospital came under fire.
Richie and Peewee stand tall with their injuries as a plane of new recruits lands. On the flight back home, the young men hold hands in a display of friendship, loyalty and relief to be leaving the war. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides.
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