Born on the 4th of July by Ron Kovic.. Book report and personal view, also compares and contrasts the movie a bit
Date Submitted: 05/03/2004 06:46:26
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 3 pages (935 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / People
Length: 3 pages (935 words)
Born On the Fourth of July
By: Ron Kovic
<Tab/>This book reveals the courage and hardship Ron Kovic possessed
throughout his life and throughout the Vietnam war. Ron Kovic grew up in the town
of Massapequa, New York. He begins telling us his story right after he was
paralyzed on one of the beaches in Vietnam. He tells of the horrors of the VA
hospitals and how they never really
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his life or living my life right next to his. The statement "Things aren't
always what they seem", left a great impression on me. That statement is extremely
valued in ways of Governmental issues. There's so much that we as Americans can
never know the whole truth about. Ron Kovic's story opened up many people's eyes
to what actually had happened over there in Vietnam, and what actually happened to
him when he arrived home.
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