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The document is a collection of memoirs from Rosalie Seiff Thorne describing her experiences during World War 2, including getting married to prevent her husband from being drafted, volunteering with the Red Cross, and her brother Gilbert enlisting in the Marines despite family concerns. Rosalie adjusts to married life, returns home when her husband is deployed, and keeps busy with household and volunteer duties while providing support for her mother and correspondence with her absent husband and brother through letters.
The document provides an update on Alice and Nick's story. It begins Alice feeling unwell and going to the doctor with her mother-in-law Cindy. At the doctor's office, Cindy smiles knowingly at Alice. When Alice returns home, her husband James asks how the doctor's visit went. Cindy replies vaguely that it went "just fine" without elaborating, leaving James curious about Alice's condition.
The document provides excerpts from letters and diary entries written by Danny Bradford, a US naval officer serving during World War II. It describes his training, assignments aboard a destroyer tender in the Pacific, and experiences receiving sporadic news and worrying about family and friends involved in the war. Major events mentioned include the Allied invasion of Europe, battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, firebombing of Tokyo, and Germany's surrender.
Shirley finds a war job working at her cousin Silas' shipyard in Portsmouth. Her parents are apprehensive due to the dangers of industrial work but Shirley argues that she needs to contribute to the war effort like her brother Howie and boyfriend Walter. She promises her parents she will be careful and go to and from work with trusted companions. They reluctantly agree to let her take the job.
This summary provides an overview of the lives of several families in Simsfield after World War II. Rosalie and Bruce Thorne now have eight children keeping Rosalie busy. Shirley and Walter Gavigan only have one child, Dwight, which Shirley finds difficult. Alice and Nick Bradford are happy with their three children. Everyone remains concerned about the threat of communism and the Soviet Union.
Dotty writes a letter to Alice recounting her memories of meeting and marrying Edward Haywood during World War 2. They met while Dotty was in college and fell in love, though Edward was soon deployed overseas. With little time left together, they decided to marry quickly in a small ceremony before he left. Dotty promises to move on with her life if anything happens to Edward, though hopes they will be reunited after the war ends.
This document provides backstory for characters in a fictional Sims-based novel. It describes events in the lives of several generations of the Bradford family as World War II begins. Key details include Nick and Alice heading off to college as the war starts in Europe, different family members having differing views on the war and its implications for America, and Nick worrying about his brother Danny enlisting once America enters the war.
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The document discusses recent world events that have increased tensions in Europe, with Sterling expressing concern that Germany will continue expanding its territory now that the Soviet Union has signed a non-aggression pact. Alice has been keeping up with the news and understands Nick and Sterling's worries about Germany's actions. The summary concludes with Sterling pouring himself a drink after Alice leaves, reflecting on the troubled state of international affairs.
Howard questions Rosalie about her husband Bruce's suspected involvement with Simmunists. Rosalie is shocked by the evidence Howie shows her from the FBI's investigation file. She had no knowledge of Bruce's activities. Howie feels badly for Rosalie but says the investigation is ongoing. Rosalie is left worried about what will happen to Bruce given the treatment of suspected Simmunists.
The document provides an update on Alice and Nick's story. It begins Alice feeling unwell and going to the doctor with her mother-in-law Cindy. At the doctor's office, Cindy smiles knowingly at Alice. When Alice returns home, her husband James asks how the doctor's visit went. Cindy replies vaguely that it went "just fine" without elaborating, leaving James curious about Alice's condition.
The document provides excerpts from letters and diary entries written by Danny Bradford, a US naval officer serving during World War II. It describes his training, assignments aboard a destroyer tender in the Pacific, and experiences receiving sporadic news and worrying about family and friends involved in the war. Major events mentioned include the Allied invasion of Europe, battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa, firebombing of Tokyo, and Germany's surrender.
Shirley finds a war job working at her cousin Silas' shipyard in Portsmouth. Her parents are apprehensive due to the dangers of industrial work but Shirley argues that she needs to contribute to the war effort like her brother Howie and boyfriend Walter. She promises her parents she will be careful and go to and from work with trusted companions. They reluctantly agree to let her take the job.
This summary provides an overview of the lives of several families in Simsfield after World War II. Rosalie and Bruce Thorne now have eight children keeping Rosalie busy. Shirley and Walter Gavigan only have one child, Dwight, which Shirley finds difficult. Alice and Nick Bradford are happy with their three children. Everyone remains concerned about the threat of communism and the Soviet Union.
Dotty writes a letter to Alice recounting her memories of meeting and marrying Edward Haywood during World War 2. They met while Dotty was in college and fell in love, though Edward was soon deployed overseas. With little time left together, they decided to marry quickly in a small ceremony before he left. Dotty promises to move on with her life if anything happens to Edward, though hopes they will be reunited after the war ends.
This document provides backstory for characters in a fictional Sims-based novel. It describes events in the lives of several generations of the Bradford family as World War II begins. Key details include Nick and Alice heading off to college as the war starts in Europe, different family members having differing views on the war and its implications for America, and Nick worrying about his brother Danny enlisting once America enters the war.
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The document discusses recent world events that have increased tensions in Europe, with Sterling expressing concern that Germany will continue expanding its territory now that the Soviet Union has signed a non-aggression pact. Alice has been keeping up with the news and understands Nick and Sterling's worries about Germany's actions. The summary concludes with Sterling pouring himself a drink after Alice leaves, reflecting on the troubled state of international affairs.
Howard questions Rosalie about her husband Bruce's suspected involvement with Simmunists. Rosalie is shocked by the evidence Howie shows her from the FBI's investigation file. She had no knowledge of Bruce's activities. Howie feels badly for Rosalie but says the investigation is ongoing. Rosalie is left worried about what will happen to Bruce given the treatment of suspected Simmunists.
- James Bradford, patriarch of the Bradford family, has passed away. His wife Cindy is struggling with grief and loneliness without him.
- Steven Bradford has entered politics at the encouragement of his wife Mary and been elected to the state legislature. James had concerns about Mary's influence over Steven.
- New babies continue to join the Bradford family, including Peggy giving birth to Curtis after Denise, and Mary giving birth to Nathan after Gregory. Cindy finds joy in her great-grandsons.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Steven Bradford proposed to his girlfriend Mary, though his sisters Peggy and Nettie were skeptical of Mary and didn't trust her intentions. Mary lost her virginity to Steven on the night he proposed in an attempt to cement his loyalty to her. The document concludes with Steven and Mary's wedding day arriving amid the Bradford family celebrating the union, while Peggy and Nettie remained wary of Mary.
This document provides an update on the Bradford family during the Great Depression. Sterling hires James as the clerk at his family store in hopes of improving relations with James' sister Viola, who blames James for Sterling getting shot. Viola is angry about James working at the store but Sterling stands firm in his decision. Their daughter Shirley is happy that she can now play with her cousin Nicky again. James enjoys his new job at the store and finds he is well-suited to it.
The document provides an update on the events in the fictional Bradford Legacy story. It summarizes that Marsha Bradford passed away, upsetting the Bradford family. It also describes a picnic outing with Nick, Alice and their friends that is interrupted by an insensitive comment from Rosalie. The summary concludes with James confronting his disapproving grandparents' graves after his mother's funeral.
Steven went off to college while the rest of the Bradford family dealt with various life changes. Shirley had a baby girl named Pauline. Dorothy joined the Peace Corps to work as a nurse abroad. Rosalie convinced Bruce to have another baby to stop rumors that their marriage was failing. Concerns grew about the US involvement in Vietnam. Peggy helped keep her friend Doug out of trouble as political and social tensions continued both at home and abroad for the Bradford family.
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Desdemona has a dream where her deceased mother tells her to stop blaming herself for what happened to her sister Lily and to choose happiness. She decides to open up to Jimmy about her past. She tells him the full story of her family's history with the vampire council and what led to her being banished. Jimmy understands why she has trust issues but encourages her to let people in. They start dating and their relationship grows closer over time, though Jimmy remains hesitant to fully commit due to his werewolf condition.
The Munster Legacy - Generation 3.6: Back To RealityHurri Katy
- Jackie is getting married soon and is preparing for her wedding day. She is nervous about her dress fitting as she has gained a few pounds.
- Marylin visits Jackie before the wedding to see how she is doing. She tells Jackie that she looks beautiful in her dress.
- The story sets up Jackie's wedding and provides context about the Munster family as the generations continue.
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Desdemona encounters a threatening vampire in the park who warns her not to let her father encroach on her territory. A mysterious man comes to Desdemona's aid and the vampire leaves. Later, Desdemona's cat Shadow scratches her arm unexpectedly. The next morning, Shadow is affectionate again. Several months later, Desdemona is playing solitaire at work between calls.
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The protagonist, Desdemona, has been plagued by nightmares of a traumatic event from her past that caused her to withdraw from her family and friends. She is constantly moving from place to place to escape these nightmares. The story begins with her having a nightmare and deciding to leave her current city of Kingston after seeing two vampires. She meets an older couple, Keith and Tammy Jiles, who help her when her car breaks down and offer her a place to stay at their farm while Keith works on her car. Desdemona finds peace in their rural home for the first time in a long while.
Mia has her birthday and comes of age. She had been in a casual relationship with Juan but wanted commitment. Juan reluctantly agrees to enter a serious relationship with Mia. At her party, Juan is reminded that others are interested in Mia. Mia hopes marital bliss with Juan is near despite issues with his behavior and their living situation. Calvin and DJ have a baby boy named Wally. This ends the chapter and generation 2 of the Ryman legacy.
Rolfe and Marsha have been married and now have two daughters, Sandy and Marty. Sandy had her birthday but it was bittersweet as Kea passed away that day. Marsha is pregnant again and hopes for twins to carry on the blue skin trait. Rolfe misses his mother Kea who recently passed and helps care for his growing family.
This summary provides an overview of the key events and changes affecting the Bradford family and their neighbors after the stock market crash in 3 sentences:
The stock market crash had widespread negative financial impacts, with many families like the Bradfords, Phoenixes, and Menons facing job losses, home foreclosures, and the passing of patriarch Jason Menon from stress of the crash. Jefferson Bradford also lost his job, but plans to make toys in the billiards room to possibly sell and provide Christmas gifts for neighborhood children. The family adjusts to tighter finances with Cindy sewing clothes, Jefferson and James doing extra work, and Marsha preserving their harvest.
Elias Bradford has returned home from university to visit his family on the Bradford farm. He tells his father John that he has decided to pursue a career in theater, which his father disapproves of due to the hours and lack of respectability. Elias is also engaged to Miss Uma Chen but must wait four years to marry her per her late father's wishes, giving Elias time to advance in his chosen profession.
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Simon is participating in a Bachelor Challenge with four SimSelves - Lea, Marina, Pen, and Stacie. On the third day, the SimSelves ignore Simon in the hot tub and he feels rejected. His attempts at flirting the next day go poorly as the SimSelves rebuff his advances. Feeling lonely and unwanted, Simon calls his cousin Archie to ask to go home, having lost confidence in himself during the Challenge.
This document provides an overview of Act Three, Scene One of the musical "SiMania Admods: The Musical". It reintroduces the characters of the multi-generational Encore family and describes their activities over the course of a summer night, including aging up twins Liesl and Friedrich into adults, Rolfe continuing his quest for first dates, and Liesl giving birth to twins Kenickie and Sonny.
Kate lifts Journalism and becomes a Magazine Editor. She had been working towards this goal for some time. Upon lifting, she woohoos with her fiancé Graham to celebrate. The next morning, she discusses her achievement with her Aunt Tara, expressing relief that their multi-year ordeal contributing to the Apocalypse storyline is almost over now that she has lifted her restriction.
The document provides an overview of the latest chapter in the "SiMania Admods: The Musical" legacy story. It describes Marty and Steven settling into a new home in Veronaville with Marty's family. Marty gets pregnant on her honeymoon vacation and later gives birth to a daughter named Christine, who has blue skin like the legacy founder Aria. Marty gets pregnant again as the household welcomes new dogs and puppies.
Bertie has been training the university football team in intense heat. He sees Andrew and Peter who inform him that their grandmother has passed away. Nearby, Sophia and Lauren observe Bertie training without his shirt. Lauren encourages Sophia to thank Bertie for the sheet music he gifted her. Bertie apologizes for his state of undress and must leave for class, bidding the sisters goodbye.
This chapter provides context for the upcoming wedding of Jefferson Bradford and Melanie Miller. It is revealed that Jason Seiff proposed to and was accepted by Lizzie Bradford. Jefferson's cousin Victor questions if Jefferson is making the right decision in marrying Melanie so quickly without properly considering his feelings for Marsha Bruenig, who is distraught upon learning of the engagement. The chapter sets up relationship dynamics that will be explored in the next installment.
This document provides background on the author's grandfather Bill Powell. It summarizes Bill's family history and upbringing. Both of Bill's parents died when he was young. His mother and her siblings remained very close as they grew up. Bill's parents married young and had three sons, though two died in childhood from illness and accidents due to lack of medical care. Bill's family lived in poverty and struggled financially for many years before eventually paying off their farm through growing tobacco.
- James Bradford, patriarch of the Bradford family, has passed away. His wife Cindy is struggling with grief and loneliness without him.
- Steven Bradford has entered politics at the encouragement of his wife Mary and been elected to the state legislature. James had concerns about Mary's influence over Steven.
- New babies continue to join the Bradford family, including Peggy giving birth to Curtis after Denise, and Mary giving birth to Nathan after Gregory. Cindy finds joy in her great-grandsons.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
Steven Bradford proposed to his girlfriend Mary, though his sisters Peggy and Nettie were skeptical of Mary and didn't trust her intentions. Mary lost her virginity to Steven on the night he proposed in an attempt to cement his loyalty to her. The document concludes with Steven and Mary's wedding day arriving amid the Bradford family celebrating the union, while Peggy and Nettie remained wary of Mary.
This document provides an update on the Bradford family during the Great Depression. Sterling hires James as the clerk at his family store in hopes of improving relations with James' sister Viola, who blames James for Sterling getting shot. Viola is angry about James working at the store but Sterling stands firm in his decision. Their daughter Shirley is happy that she can now play with her cousin Nicky again. James enjoys his new job at the store and finds he is well-suited to it.
The document provides an update on the events in the fictional Bradford Legacy story. It summarizes that Marsha Bradford passed away, upsetting the Bradford family. It also describes a picnic outing with Nick, Alice and their friends that is interrupted by an insensitive comment from Rosalie. The summary concludes with James confronting his disapproving grandparents' graves after his mother's funeral.
Steven went off to college while the rest of the Bradford family dealt with various life changes. Shirley had a baby girl named Pauline. Dorothy joined the Peace Corps to work as a nurse abroad. Rosalie convinced Bruce to have another baby to stop rumors that their marriage was failing. Concerns grew about the US involvement in Vietnam. Peggy helped keep her friend Doug out of trouble as political and social tensions continued both at home and abroad for the Bradford family.
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Desdemona has a dream where her deceased mother tells her to stop blaming herself for what happened to her sister Lily and to choose happiness. She decides to open up to Jimmy about her past. She tells him the full story of her family's history with the vampire council and what led to her being banished. Jimmy understands why she has trust issues but encourages her to let people in. They start dating and their relationship grows closer over time, though Jimmy remains hesitant to fully commit due to his werewolf condition.
The Munster Legacy - Generation 3.6: Back To RealityHurri Katy
- Jackie is getting married soon and is preparing for her wedding day. She is nervous about her dress fitting as she has gained a few pounds.
- Marylin visits Jackie before the wedding to see how she is doing. She tells Jackie that she looks beautiful in her dress.
- The story sets up Jackie's wedding and provides context about the Munster family as the generations continue.
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Desdemona encounters a threatening vampire in the park who warns her not to let her father encroach on her territory. A mysterious man comes to Desdemona's aid and the vampire leaves. Later, Desdemona's cat Shadow scratches her arm unexpectedly. The next morning, Shadow is affectionate again. Several months later, Desdemona is playing solitaire at work between calls.
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The protagonist, Desdemona, has been plagued by nightmares of a traumatic event from her past that caused her to withdraw from her family and friends. She is constantly moving from place to place to escape these nightmares. The story begins with her having a nightmare and deciding to leave her current city of Kingston after seeing two vampires. She meets an older couple, Keith and Tammy Jiles, who help her when her car breaks down and offer her a place to stay at their farm while Keith works on her car. Desdemona finds peace in their rural home for the first time in a long while.
Mia has her birthday and comes of age. She had been in a casual relationship with Juan but wanted commitment. Juan reluctantly agrees to enter a serious relationship with Mia. At her party, Juan is reminded that others are interested in Mia. Mia hopes marital bliss with Juan is near despite issues with his behavior and their living situation. Calvin and DJ have a baby boy named Wally. This ends the chapter and generation 2 of the Ryman legacy.
Rolfe and Marsha have been married and now have two daughters, Sandy and Marty. Sandy had her birthday but it was bittersweet as Kea passed away that day. Marsha is pregnant again and hopes for twins to carry on the blue skin trait. Rolfe misses his mother Kea who recently passed and helps care for his growing family.
This summary provides an overview of the key events and changes affecting the Bradford family and their neighbors after the stock market crash in 3 sentences:
The stock market crash had widespread negative financial impacts, with many families like the Bradfords, Phoenixes, and Menons facing job losses, home foreclosures, and the passing of patriarch Jason Menon from stress of the crash. Jefferson Bradford also lost his job, but plans to make toys in the billiards room to possibly sell and provide Christmas gifts for neighborhood children. The family adjusts to tighter finances with Cindy sewing clothes, Jefferson and James doing extra work, and Marsha preserving their harvest.
Elias Bradford has returned home from university to visit his family on the Bradford farm. He tells his father John that he has decided to pursue a career in theater, which his father disapproves of due to the hours and lack of respectability. Elias is also engaged to Miss Uma Chen but must wait four years to marry her per her late father's wishes, giving Elias time to advance in his chosen profession.
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View the entire article and more:
http://enzoani.com/enzoanirunway/FE/emag-2/fall-2012/
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Simon is participating in a Bachelor Challenge with four SimSelves - Lea, Marina, Pen, and Stacie. On the third day, the SimSelves ignore Simon in the hot tub and he feels rejected. His attempts at flirting the next day go poorly as the SimSelves rebuff his advances. Feeling lonely and unwanted, Simon calls his cousin Archie to ask to go home, having lost confidence in himself during the Challenge.
This document provides an overview of Act Three, Scene One of the musical "SiMania Admods: The Musical". It reintroduces the characters of the multi-generational Encore family and describes their activities over the course of a summer night, including aging up twins Liesl and Friedrich into adults, Rolfe continuing his quest for first dates, and Liesl giving birth to twins Kenickie and Sonny.
Kate lifts Journalism and becomes a Magazine Editor. She had been working towards this goal for some time. Upon lifting, she woohoos with her fiancé Graham to celebrate. The next morning, she discusses her achievement with her Aunt Tara, expressing relief that their multi-year ordeal contributing to the Apocalypse storyline is almost over now that she has lifted her restriction.
The document provides an overview of the latest chapter in the "SiMania Admods: The Musical" legacy story. It describes Marty and Steven settling into a new home in Veronaville with Marty's family. Marty gets pregnant on her honeymoon vacation and later gives birth to a daughter named Christine, who has blue skin like the legacy founder Aria. Marty gets pregnant again as the household welcomes new dogs and puppies.
Bertie has been training the university football team in intense heat. He sees Andrew and Peter who inform him that their grandmother has passed away. Nearby, Sophia and Lauren observe Bertie training without his shirt. Lauren encourages Sophia to thank Bertie for the sheet music he gifted her. Bertie apologizes for his state of undress and must leave for class, bidding the sisters goodbye.
This chapter provides context for the upcoming wedding of Jefferson Bradford and Melanie Miller. It is revealed that Jason Seiff proposed to and was accepted by Lizzie Bradford. Jefferson's cousin Victor questions if Jefferson is making the right decision in marrying Melanie so quickly without properly considering his feelings for Marsha Bruenig, who is distraught upon learning of the engagement. The chapter sets up relationship dynamics that will be explored in the next installment.
This document provides background on the author's grandfather Bill Powell. It summarizes Bill's family history and upbringing. Both of Bill's parents died when he was young. His mother and her siblings remained very close as they grew up. Bill's parents married young and had three sons, though two died in childhood from illness and accidents due to lack of medical care. Bill's family lived in poverty and struggled financially for many years before eventually paying off their farm through growing tobacco.
1) The document describes the author's mother who resides in an aged care facility and remains a role model for her strong opinions and traditions.
2) The mother holds firmly to doing things her way and was described as ruling the aged care facility with an "iron rod."
3) While the mother expresses some outdated views, such as dismissing the Chinese doctor as being not as good, she has also made efforts to be more inclusive at times, such as inviting an indigenous friend to a party.
The document is a short story by Sophie Giscard titled "A Portion of Yourself" along with commentary. It includes acknowledgements thanking her grandmother for sharing stories that inspired the short story. The table of contents lists two chapters and commentary. The beginning of Chapter 1 describes the narrator and her sister visiting their grandmother, who always shares a new story from her life during their visits. She begins telling a story from 1944 when she was 12 years old and recalls the sound of planes overhead during World War 2 bombings in her hometown of Angers, France.
This chapter provides context for the Bradford family legacy story and introduces some plot developments. It warns readers about upcoming themes around the American Civil War. The family is still grieving the loss of Chris Bradford. Patrick celebrates a birthday. Elias struggles with the loss of his mother. Concerns are raised about the growing political tensions between the northern and southern states around the issue of slavery.
1) The document describes the author's mother and father who were married for over 65 years. It discusses his mother's ancestry dating back to the 1600s in England and her descendants who fought in the American Revolution and War of 1812.
2) It tells stories about his mother's ancestors including Lieutenant William Barton and Margaret Henderson who married after two weeks. His mother's family also owned slaves while others fought against slavery in the Civil War.
3) The author discusses his mother being the only one in her family to attend college and her skills as an artisan, noting the talents were passed down. She instigated the move from New Jersey to remove herself and the author's father from family disputes.
A Novel Written by Aircraft Engineer and Novelist Navil Shute. This is classic book for strategy of rural development especially its 7th, 8th and 9th Chapters.
Please remember that this character's life story is completely made up including the experience he had as a soldier and his views on the war. This project was designed to make children understand the realistic side to a soldier's life during World War 1 and hopefully give them an insight into the real life of a soldier, just by thinking like one! Thank you, Enjoy!
Thelma Johnson was born in 1918 in Virginia and was the second oldest of 9 children. She loved cooking and hosting family at her home. She passed away in 1987 from cancer, which caused the family to drift apart. Her husband Carl Johnson Sr. was born in 1919 and served in WWII. He died in 1996 of a heart attack. The document discusses the lives and deaths of several other family members and how the family has become less close over time but still finds ways to reconnect.
The document introduces 13-year-old Millicent Carlisle, who is being arranged to marry Louis Saggs by her father. Millicent helps her mother prepare for Louis coming to dinner, though she dislikes the tradition of arranged marriage and having to dress up. At dinner, Millicent is very shy and quiet speaking to Louis. Later on the porch, Louis tells Millicent he expects a quiet, obedient wife, but Millicent asserts she will not be pushed around or controlled as the church says wives should be.
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When thinking of the characteristics of a grandmother what does one think about? In the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor it is written from the perspective of the grandmother. With it being told from her perspective it shows how she feels and her opinion. Even if the grandmother looks down on someone she still can find the good in others, well if it is to her advantage. A characteristic of this grandmother is someone who tries to manipulate others to get her way.
At the beginning of the story, the grandmother tries to manipulate the son from going on vacation to Florida. She did not want to go to Florida; she wanted to go to Tennessee. She had friends she wanted to visit in Tennessee and was disappointed that she was not getting her way to go there. She had even noticed an article in the newspaper that her son was reading about how a guy “that calls himself The Misfit is aloose from Federal Pen and headed toward Florida” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 117). She gave this as a reason that going to Florida would not be a good idea. Neither the son nor the daughter-in-law listened to her, and she then turned to her grandkids in hopes that trying to scare them would make them upset and get her sons attention. The kids did not get scared but rather turned her manipulation back on her letting her know they did not care if she went on the trip. Her granddaughter June Star even stated the reason her grandmother would not stay home was that she was “afraid she’d miss something” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 117).
When the family first got in the car going on the trip, the grandmother hid her cat so it would not be left behind. Her son would not approve so manipulating the situation by hiding the cat was her best option. She wore a very nice outfit that she felt a lady should wear. Her daughter-in-law was dressed as though she was wearing clothing someone would wear to do chores around the house. The grandmother wanted everyone to know she was a lady by just looking at her. If they had a wreck on the way to Florida and she passed away, she wanted anyone coming up to the scene to know she was a lady when they first laid eyes on her. To pass the time she told the kids a story about how when she was a young lady a man named Mr. Teagarden, that she had dated would bring her a “watermelon every Saturday afternoon” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 117). She stated, “she would have done well to marry Mr. Teagarden” (Glaspell, 1916, p. 117) because he became rich when he was older. Even though she would be manipulative with something’s, she still was very interactive with the kids and kept them entertained.
When the family drove through the town of Toombsboro Georgia, the grandmother began to talk about a plantation that she used to visit when she was young. She started to describe the house and lied by saying it had a secret room that no one knew about, but the people living there. The gra.
The song "Travelin' Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks tells the story of a young soldier who meets a girl at a pier before shipping out to Vietnam. They exchange letters during his deployment, but one day at a football game the girl learns he was killed in action. The song explores the agony of waiting for a loved one during war and the sadness of losing them. It provides insights into the young age of many American soldiers in Vietnam and the difficulties they and their partners faced with deployment, combat, injury, and death.
- Basil provides an interrupted summary of Chapter 2 of the Arven Family Legacy to the graveyard residents. The chapter covers Bill Arven's childhood, his love of boats and cars, his parents Penny and Chris, and the birth of their second child Oscar.
- However, Basil's summary is constantly interrupted by other graveyard residents, particularly Ransom, who correct or criticize details of Basil's storytelling. Basil expresses frustration at not being able to provide the full story without interruptions.
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Ernest Hemingway, "Soldier's Home" (1925)
Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture
which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the
same height and style collar. He enlisted in the Marines in 1917 and did not return
to the United States until the second division returned from the Rhine in the
summer of 1919.
There is a picture which shows him on the Rhone with two German girls and
another corporal. Krebs and the corporal look too big for their uniforms. The
German girls are not beautiful. The Rhine does not show in the picture.
By the time Krebs returned to his home town in Oklahoma the greeting of heroes
was over. He came back much too late. The men from the town who had been
drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return. There had been a great
deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather
ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over.
At first Krebs, who had been at Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne, St.
Mihiel and in the Argonne did not want to talk about the war at all. Later he felt
the need to talk but no one wanted to hear about it. His town had heard too many
atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities. Krebs found that to be listened to at all
he had to lie and after he had done this twice he, too, had a reaction against the
war and against talking about it. A distaste for everything that had happened to
him in the war set in because of the lies he had told. All of the times that had been
able to make him feel cool and clear inside himself when he thought of them; the
times so long back when he had done the one thing, the only thing for a man to
do, easily and naturally, when he might have done something else, now lost their
cool, valuable quality and then were lost themselves.
His lies were quite unimportant lies and consisted in attributing to himself things
other men had seen, done or heard of, and stating as facts certain apocryphal
incidents familiar to all soldiers. Even his lies were not sensational at the pool
room. His acquaintances, who had heard detailed accounts of German women
found chained to machine guns in the Argonne and who could not comprehend, or
were barred by their patriotism from interest in, any German machine gunners
who were not chained, were not thrilled by his stories.
Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or
exaggeration, and when he occasionally met another man who had really been a
soldier and the talked a few minutes in the dressing room at a dance he fell into
the easy pose of the old soldier among other soldiers: that he had been badly,
sickeningly frightened all the time. In this way he lost everything.
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During this time, it was late summer, he was sleeping late in bed, getting up to
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“Soldier's Home” (1925)
Ernest Hemingway
Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the same height and style collar. He enlisted in the Marines in 1917 and did not return to the United States until the second division returned from the Rhine in the summer of 1919.
There is a picture which shows him on the Rhone with two German girls and another corporal. Krebs and the corporal look too big for their uniforms. The German girls are not beautiful. The Rhine does not show in the picture.
By the time Krebs returned to his home town in Oklahoma the greeting of heroes was over. He came back much too late. The men from the town who had been drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return. There had been a great deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over.
At first Krebs, who had been at Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne, St. Mihiel and in the Argonne did not want to talk about the war at all. Later he felt the need to talk but no one wanted to hear about it. His town had heard too many atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities. Krebs found that to be listened to at all he had to lie and after he had done this twice he, too, had a reaction against the war and against talking about it. A distaste for everything that had happened to him in the war set in because of the lies he had told. All of the times that had been able to make him feel cool and clear inside himself when he thought of them; the times so long back when he had done the one thing, the only thing for a man to do, easily and naturally, when he might have done something else, now lost their cool, valuable quality and then were lost themselves.
His lies were quite unimportant lies and consisted in attributing to himself things other men had seen, done or heard of, and stating as facts certain apocryphal incidents familiar to all soldiers. Even his lies were not sensational at the pool room. His acquaintances, who had heard detailed accounts of German women found chained to machine guns in the Argonne and who could not comprehend, or were barred by their patriotism from interest in, any German machine gunners who were not chained, were not thrilled by his stories.
Krebs acquired the nausea in regard to experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration, and when he occasionally met another man who had really been a soldier and the talked a few minutes in the dressing room at a dance he fell into the easy pose of the old soldier among other soldiers: that he had been badly, sickeningly frightened all the time. In this way he lost everything.
During this time, it was late summer, he was sleeping late in bed, getting up to walk down town to the library to get a book, eating lunch at home, reading on the front porch until he be.
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While the bombardment was knocking the trench to pieces at Fossalta, he lay very flat and sweated and prayed oh jesus christ get me out of here. Dear jesus please get me out. Christ please please please christ. If you'll only keep me from getting killed I'll do anything you say. I believe in you and I'll tell every one in the world that you are the only one that matters. Please please dear jesus. The shelling moved further up the line. We went to work on the trench and in the morning the sun came up and the day was hot and muggy and cheerful and quiet. The next night back at Mestre he did not tell the girl he went upstairs with at the Villa Rossa about Jesus. And he never told anybody.
SOLDIER'S HOME (1925)
Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the same height and style collar. He enlisted in the Marines in 1917 and did not return to the United States until the second division returned from the Rhine in the summer of 1919.
There is a picture which shows him on the Rhone with two German girls and another corporal. Krebs and the corporal look too big for their uniforms. The German girls are not beautiful. The Rhine does not show in the picture.
By the time Krebs returned to his home town in Oklahoma the greeting of heroes was over. He came back much too late. The men from the town who had been drafted had all been welcomed elaborately on their return. There had been a great deal of hysteria. Now the reaction had set in. People seemed to think it was rather ridiculous for Krebs to be getting back so late, years after the war was over.
At first Krebs, who had been at Belleau Wood, Soissons, the Champagne, St. Mihiel and in the Argonne did not want to talk about the war at all. Later he felt the need to talk but no one wanted to hear about it. His town had heard too many atrocity stories to be thrilled by actualities. Krebs found that to be listened to at all he had to lie and after he had done this twice he, too, had a reaction against the war and against talking about it. A distaste for everything that had happened to him in the war set in because of the lies he had told. All of the times that had been able to make him feel cool and clear inside himself when he thought of them; the times so long back when he had done the one thing, the only thing for a man to do, easily and naturally, when he might have done something else, now lost their cool, valuable quality and then were lost themselves.
His lies were quite unimportant lies and consisted in attributing to himself things other men had seen, done or heard of, and stating as facts certain apocryphal incidents familiar to all soldiers. Even his lies were not sensational at the pool room. His acquaintances, who had heard detailed accounts of German women found chained to mach.
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Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister’s room, and in the morning had the pleasure of being able to
send a tolerable answer to the inquiries which she very early
received from Mr. Bingley by a housemaid, and some time
afterwards from the two elegant ladies who waited on his
sisters. In spite of this amendment, however, she request-
ed to have a note sent to Longbourn, desiring her mother
to visit Jane, and form her own judgement of her situation.
The note was immediately dispatched, and its contents as
quickly complied with. Mrs. Bennet, accompanied by her
two youngest girls, reached Netherfield soon after the fam-
ily breakfast.
Had she found Jane in any apparent danger, Mrs. Ben-
net would have been very miserable; but being satisfied on
seeing her that her illness was not alarming, she had no
wish of her recovering immediately, as her restoration to
health would probably remove her from Netherfield. She
would not listen, therefore, to her daughter’s proposal of be-
ing carried home; neither did the apothecary, who arrived
about the same time, think it at all advisable. After sitting
a little while with Jane, on Miss Bingley’s appearance and
invitation, the mother and three daughter all attended her
into the breakfast parlour. Bingley met them with hopes
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‘Indeed I have, sir,’ was her answer. ‘She is a great deal too
ill to be moved. Mr. Jones says we must not think of moving
her. We must trespass a little longer on your kindness.’
‘Removed!’ cried Bingley. ‘It must not be thought of. My
sister, I am sure, will not hear of her removal.’
‘You may depend upon it, Madam,’ said Miss Bingley,
with cold civility, ‘that Miss Bennet will receive every pos-
sible attention while she remains with us.’
Mrs. Bennet was profuse in her acknowledgments.
‘I am sure,’ she added, ‘if it was not for such good friends
I do not know what would become of her, for she is very ill
indeed, and suffers a vast deal, though with the greatest pa-
tience in the world, which is always the way with her, for she
has, without exception, the sweetest temper I have ever met
with. I often tell my other girls they are nothing to HER.
You have a sweet room here, Mr. Bingley, and a charming
prospect over the gravel walk. I do not know a place in the
country that is equal to Netherfield. You will not think of
quitting it in a hurry, I hope, though you have but a short
lease.’
‘Whatever I do is done in a hurry,’ replied he; ‘and there-
fore if I should resolve to quit Netherfield, I should probably
be off in five minutes. At present, however, I consider myself
as quite fixed here.’
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Elizabeth.
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1. Welcome to the first of five parts of Chapter 29, which I’ve been calling the War Years Chapters. This first
one tells the story of what happened during the Second World War from the point of view of Rosalie Seiff
Thorne, the eldest of Taddy and Calla’s children. There’s also a bit of Gilbert Seiff’s story thrown in as well.
For all the War Chapters, the warnings are the same: language, subject matter, and character casualties.
War is not pretty, so there are parts of these chapters that will deal with difficult subjects.
I think that’s all. Please enjoy Part One of Chapter 29: The War Years.
2. Alice,
As you requested, attached you will find my memoirs from the past few years. I am certain they will make
an excellent addition to your little war project. If there is anything else that you need, please don’t hesitate
to ask. Of course, I am rather busy with the children, so it may take a while before I am able to reply.
Warmest regards,
Rosalie
3. The war was a great tragedy, of course. Far too many people, myself included, knew someone who was
lost to the cause. But despite all that, I did my best not to let it interfere with my life, but naturally, some
aspects of it were unavoidable.
4. First and foremost, the war ruined my carefully laid plans in regards to Bruce. I’d met him my freshman
year of college when he was a sophomore. I’d set my sights on him right away, after doing my homework,
of course. He was from a good family, had good job prospects once he graduated, and was ideal husband
material.
I know that Alice and Shirley snickered about me behind my back, joking that I was only going to college to
get my MRS degree. There was some truth to that, but it was not nearly as vulgar as they suggested.
Unlike them, I hadn’t been fortunate enough to meet Mr. Right in my youth. I was merely trying to make up
for lost time.
5. Of course the war threw a wrench into the works. As I sat in the parlor of our boarding house, listening to
the news on the radio squash the happiness we felt over Nick and Alice’s engagement, I began to revise
my plans. Silently, of course. It would never have done to speak my thoughts.
6. I had to plan my strategy. It was well known that married men were exempt from serving, and I knew that
while Bruce was a patriot, he wasn’t too keen on serving in the military. I casually reminded him of that fact
a few days later.
“I was thinking about that when Nick and Walter were pressuring me to go with them to the enlistment
office. Of course, the timing’s not perfect. You still have a year of school left, and I was planning on using
that to get settled into work before we got married.”
“I don’t see why we can’t alter those plans just a bit. We simply get married a year sooner than we
planned.”
“And what about your senior year of college?”
7. “I was only planning on finishing college because it was a way to pass the time while I waited for the
wedding. I’m sure my parents will be upset, but they’ll forgive me, eventually.”
8. Bruce and I were married that spring, in the garden of my parents’ house. To say they were upset with me
was a bit of an understatement. Father yelled, and Mother cried, and they wouldn’t speak to me for days.
Even Gilbert tried to convince me to change my mind, but it was made up. I wanted to be Mrs. Thorne, and
that would keep Bruce from going off to the front. It was a win-win situation, as far as I was concerned.
Since Alice had already gotten married, Shirley was my only bridesmaid. She was rather furious with me,
as I insisted on her wearing a dress, a pink one at that. I don’t know why she made such a fuss. It was a
beautiful dress. As I marched up the aisle, on the arm of my father, I thought that it was probably fortuitous
that Alice couldn’t be a bridesmaid, as the dress would have clashed horribly with her hair.
9. Since Bruce wasn’t able to save up to purchase a house before we married as originally planned, we
settled for renting an apartment in the city. It was a small place, and not at all what I imagined my first
home would be like, but I did my best to make it homey. While Bruce was at work, I cleaned, did the
grocery shopping (I was quite excellent at making our ration coupons stretch), and did my best to make his
favorite recipes with the restrictions on certain items in place. If I had time, I would do a bit of sewing, even
though it was certainly not my favorite activity. I was a model housewife, and I was ever so proud of that.
10. After a few weeks, when I’d settled into my new role, I found myself looking to do something to support the
war effort. Everyone else was doing something, and I knew that there some who looked down on my
family and I because Bruce wasn’t off at the front. I hoped that by volunteering for something, I could
deflect some of the negative gossip.
11. I found my calling with the Red Cross. There was a group that met in my neighborhood, one that was part
of the Production Corp. We met every week to work on making comfort kits for the soldiers, repair clothing,
and make surgical bandages. We usually met at the house of Mrs. Smith, who was the head of the group I
joined. She was a perfect hostess, and I found myself trying to emulate her.
12. Though I’d watched my cousins Nick and Walter leave for war, and felt the sting of rations, it was
sometimes hard to remember that the war was really going on. It all seemed so far away. I knew that
wouldn’t last, and I was right.
One day, Bruce came to me and told me in a calm, business-like way that he would be leaving for basic
training soon – apparently men married after the bombing of Plumbbob Harbor weren’t exempt from
service after all, and his draft number had come up. I accepted the news with as much grace as I could
muster.
13. Things changed quickly for me after Bruce left for training. I could have stayed in Portsimouth, in our little
apartment, but Bruce worried about me living alone, and pointed out the practicalness of me returning
home for the duration. We could save Bruce’s army salary, and use it to buy our own house when the war
was over.
As much as I wanted to keep running my own little household, I knew that Bruce was right. Besides, he
was my husband, and listening to him was the right thing to do.
14. Mother and Father were glad to have me home. Mother never was much of a homemaker, and she gladly
turned much of the household management over to me. Father was busy with Uncle James and Mr. Alcott,
working on material drives and such, so I pretty much had free reign. I used what my grandmother had
taught me to plant a victory garden, something I wouldn’t have been able to do in the city.
I started a Red Cross Production Corp in Simsfield as well, and most of the young ladies, clearly eager to
be around people their own age, joined. Rather than always hosting, as Mrs. Smith had done, we rotated
around several of the houses in the neighborhood. It seemed the diplomatic thing to do, as nearly every
family in Simsfield thought they were the most prominent, even though it meant carting supplies all over
town and inconsistencies such as meeting space and refreshments.
15. One of the other reasons I was certain that Mother and Father were glad to have me back at home, albeit
temporarily, was Gilbert. Upon graduation from high school, he’d enlisted in the Marines. After reading
about what they’d done on Guadalsimnal, I shouldn’t have been surprised. It was all he talked about for
weeks.
I was the most shocked out of everyone when he came home and announced he’d signed up for the
duration plus six months. After his goings-on with Clarence Alcott, I was certain that he wouldn’t be
considered fit for military service. Mother was horribly worried about Gilbert; we all knew that the Marines
were involved in some of the most horrific fighting of the entire war, and she feared he wouldn’t come back.
16. Father was outwardly proud of his only son. After all, Gilbert was the only one of the boys from Simsfield
who went into the Marines. Still, he worried as Mother did about the possibility of Gilbert not coming home.
With him gone most of the day between work and war drives, I knew he was relieved that I was there to
look after Mother.
17. After my initial shock, I was thrilled. Gilbert’s enlistment, coupled with Clarence’s accepting a position as a
manager at the shipyard due to the fact that he had a weak heart and was unfit for military service, was the
best news our family could have gotten. Not only would the two of them be a world apart, but with all those
Marines around Gilbert would be bound to knock some of the foolishness out of his head.
18. It was with a heavy heart that we sent my little brother off to training, but I put on a brave face for his and
our parents’ sake. I knew we probably wouldn’t see him again until the war ended, even though he kept
saying that he’d get leave between training and going overseas. I tried to tell Mother that, as she sobbed
watching the train pull out of the station, but Father just shushed me. I knew she needed to believe that
she’d see her baby again before he went off to fight, even if it wasn’t the truth.
19. With both Bruce and Gilbert gone, life fell into a routine. I tended the garden, worked to make the rations
stretch with creative cooking, and wrote to both my husband and my brother on a daily basis. I did my best
to fill my letters with news, though to be honest not much seemed to happen from one day to the next. I
wrote about Papa helping Uncle James and Mr. Alcott with the material drives, and Aunt Cindy and Alice
performing at a concert to raise money for the war effort. I didn’t write about Father’s complaining about
not being able to have his beloved three cups of morning coffee because of the rations, or the fact that
Mother spent most of her days in bed complaining of a headache. The rations and Mother’s headaches
would only end when the war did, and the fast the boys got business taken care of the faster it would be
over and they would come home.
20. Simsfield and everyone in it did their part for the war effort. It was somewhat disheartening to see how
many women rushed off to work in factory jobs or at the shipyard like Shirley did. I know the manpower
was needed with all the boys gone overseas, but there were still so many men left behind who could have
done the manual labor. Men like Clarence Alcott, who sat in an office all day and pushed paper when he
could have been riveting and welding battleships together while someone like Shirley added up the
columns of numbers and kept track of quotas.
But Shirley loved her job, which didn’t surprise me. Of course, it meant that she wasn’t of much use to me
in the Red Cross, but Alice made up for it. Until the baby was born. Then both she and Cindy were
absorbed with the little redheaded boy. Not that I can blame her. If I’d had a baby, he would have been the
center of my world, too.
21. Soon, I received word that Bruce had been assigned to the War Department itself in Washsimton. He
would be staying stateside for the war! To say I was relieved would be an understatement. Of course, I let
it be known that he was disappointed in the fact that he wouldn’t be fighting like Walter or helping out in a
more involved way like Nick. I knew that the war was generating paperwork that had to be done, but it
wasn’t polite to rub in the fact that my husband was only a train ride away and that the greatest danger he
was facing was a paper cut.
22. The war dragged on. 1942 became 1943 and then 1944 and 1945. I was able to go to Washsimton once
or twice to see Bruce and the nation’s capitol, but I tried to avoid unnecessary trips as the War Department
advised. I wrote to Gilbert, though he wasn’t always regular in his replies. I knew he was in the thick of
things even without him having to say it; the newspapers and the newsreels at the movie theater were filled
with the heroic actions of the Marines. Each time I heard of something they’d done, another island they’d
taken from the Simpanese, I practically burst with pride.
23. We read the news about the Marines storming Iwo Simwa on a Tuesday. I don’t think I’ve ever seen
Mother and Father so worried. The press referred to it as the D-Day of the Simcific, and I remembered
how bad the casualties had been then.
That evening, most of Simsfield gathered in the old church. It was a common occurrence over the course
of the war, but I don’t remember the church being so packed before. I happened to catch a glimpse of
Clarence Alcott, and he was looking very grey.
24. The battle raged on for days, and our entire existence revolved around the arrival of the morning and
evening editions of the newspaper. Father devoured it like a starving man, while Mother clutched at his
arm hard enough to leave bruises. I tried not to let it shake me, but I was worried about my baby brother.
Even if I didn’t always agree with his decisions, he was my brother and he would be the one to carry on the
Seiff name.
We live the better part of a month like that, breathing war news. Finally, the battle was over with the
Simericans victorious. Everyone around us celebrated, but Father was weary, and I understood why. We
hadn’t yet heard from Gilbert, and we both knew from personal experience that it could take days or weeks
to sort out the casualties. Until we had a letter from Gilbert, none of us would sleep easy.
25. I’d gone to the Bradfords one afternoon in early April to see Alice and Steven. He was an adorable little
boy, and Alice was doing an excellent job of teaching him his manners. It had been weeks since I’d heard
from either Bruce or Gilbert, and Alice hadn’t heard from Nick in a while either. The final pushes were on; it
looked as if we were going to win the war. But Alice needed a distraction from the thoughts in her head, as
did I.
26. We were just settling in to cups of tea while Steven played with his toys on the floor when the phone rang
and Uncle James called out that he’d get it. Shortly after, he came into the room.
“Rosalie, that was your father. He needs you home. Now.”
I’ll never forget the expression on his face. I knew there was bad news waiting for me at home.
27. I hurried home, running for the first time in years. When I got in the front door, the doctor was coming
down the stairs, his head hung low. He looked up when he heard me trying to catch my breath from my
impromptu run, and he shook his head sadly. He patted me on the shoulder as he went out.
28. I looked up the stairs to see Papa standing there, shoulders slumped. I knew he saw me, but he couldn’t
look me in the eyes as he descended the stairs. He put his hand on my back and guided me into the living
room. He sat down, and I sat next to him. It was then I saw the telegram crumpled on the floor.
“No,” I whispered.
Papa took my hands in his. “Gilbert’s not coming home.”
29. I pushed Papa away from me and stumbled forward to pick up the scrap of paper from the floor. Through
my tears, I could barely make out the words.
The secretary of war desires me to express his deep regret that your son PFC Gilbert Seiff was killed in
action on Iwo Simwa 28 February 45. Confirming letter follows.
“No,” I cried as Papa wrapped his arms around me.
“I know, Rosie, I know.”
30. After I’d had a chance to sob myself out, Papa gently guided me back to the sofa.
“How’s Mama?”
“Crushed. I had to call the doctor to sedate her when we got the telegram. She’ll be out for a few hours,
and he left me something to give her if I have to.”
“What…what do we do now?”
“I don’t know, Rosie. I just don’t know.”
31.
32. After the memorial service, which was attended by nearly the whole town, Father sent me to see Bruce. I
protested, not because I didn’t want to see my husband but because Mother was still nearly catatonic and I
was worried that Papa really wasn’t much of a nurse or cook. But he said that Aunt Cindy and Mrs. Alcott
had promised to help him out, so I went to Washsimton.
Bruce knew what had happened, as I’d called him as soon as I’d had a chance to compose myself, so he
wasn’t expecting the bubbly, happy wife that he was used to. He was ever so kind to me over the two days
I spent with him. Unlike my previous visits, we really didn’t spend much time exploring the city. Instead,
we holed up in the hotel room Bruce had reserved and I spent the majority of the visit letting all my grief out
for my brother in a way that I didn’t feel I could at home as I was trying to be strong for my parents.
33. It wasn’t long after that that the Simmans surrendered, and Simsfield went a bit mad for one night. The
boys who weren’t yet of draft age but were close had a bonfire on the beach, while the adults hung back
and watched. I tried to get Mother to come for a little while, but she rarely left her room or even bothered to
get dressed anymore. So I went alone, but didn’t stay long as I wasn’t feeling very well. I thought it was
because of all the emotions coming up around part of the war being over and my brother not being around
to hear it. But I later found out that I was wrong.
34. It turned out that my few days with Bruce had resulted in me getting in the family way. Initially, I was upset.
I’d planned on waiting until after the war was over and Bruce was home for good before we started our
family. But the situation was what it was, so I wrote to my husband to share the news. He was thrilled, and
promised to save up his leave so that he could (hopefully) be there when the baby was born, if he hadn’t
received his discharge by that point.
35. I was sick as a dog for months. Alice, bless her, was there at the beginning to help me. Then something
amazing happened.
Mother, who had been just a shell of herself since we got that dreaded telegram, woke up. She began
managing the household again, allowing me much needed rest. Father was torn; of course he was upset
that I was suffering so much in the early stages of my pregnancy, but I knew that he was also relieved that
Mother was at least going through the motions of daily living once more.
36. Then, when I was a few months along and starting to show, it was over. We’d dropped some kind of new
bomb on two Simpanese cities, and they surrendered. I’d thought the celebrations on VE Day were
something, but they didn’t hold a candle to the ones on VJ Day. Somehow, someone got their hands on
some fireworks to set off in addition to the bonfire on the beach, and everyone watched as the colored
sparks danced across the sky.
As I sat on the blanket Mother had brought for me, I let my gaze drift onto each of the families that was
there. I didn’t think there was a single one who wasn’t touched in some way by the war. Some, like mine,
had to face the tragedy of someone close who had made the ultimate sacrifice, and the others had gotten
telegrams telling of serious injuries in the course of the battles. I wondered how anything would ever feel
normal again.
37. After that, things seemed to move quickly. The War Department did their best to muster people out as
quickly as they could, and Bruce was one of the first one of the soldiers with Simsfield connections to come
home.
I was huge at that point, and really didn’t want to leave the house but it wouldn’t have done to let my
husband come home and me not be there to greet him. He came into Simsfield rather than Portsimouth as
my parents had insisted he come stay with them until we figured out what our living situation would be.
38. I was anxious to have my own home again, now that Bruce had returned, but he put off making a decision
until after the baby was born.
“Your father’s told me about how much better your mother’s been since you’ve been expecting,” Bruce
confided. “He hasn’t said it, but he’s worried that if you leave she’ll have a relapse.”
I’d nodded. “It would probably be good to have her around, at least at first. She knows more about babies
than the two of us put together.”
39. So we stayed with my parents. Father opened his wallet, and insisted on redoing the bedroom that had
been my grandparents for us, saying we’d be more comfortable in our own space than crammed into my
childhood bedroom. We purchased the necessary things turn my old room in a nursery. Gilbert’s old
room, the room that had been the nursery, hadn’t been opened since he’d died, and I didn’t want to broach
the subject of doing anything with it.
40. Just after the New Year, our sons were born. We named them Douglas and Franklin. Both boys had their
grandfather’s light blue eyes, and brown hair like most of the family.
They were the most perfect things I’d ever seen.
41. Now that Douglas and Franklin had arrived, I didn’t expect to stay with Mother and Father much longer.
Bruce had gone back to his old job, taking the train into the city every day, so I assumed we’d be moving
there soon. One day, just as I was putting Douglas down for a nap, Bruce asked if I could speak with him.
He took me into the newly renovated dining room; Mother was going through the house room by room and
updating them to give her something to do. I secretly thought it was to put a new face on the house so that
it didn’t look like it did when Gilbert was alive to help her cope with the loss. The fact that she had yet to
open the door to his room confirmed it to me.
42. Once we were seated, Bruce began what was clearly a well-rehearsed speech.
“Your father and I have been talking a lot lately, Rosalie. With your brother gone, he’s decided that he’s
going to leave this house to you, and he’d like us to stay here.”
My face must have fallen, because he took my hands in his.
“I know you were looking forward to having a house of your own again, but your father’s really worried
about what will happen to your mother if we move out. She’s finally started to act a bit more like herself,
and he doesn’t want her to have a setback.”
43. “Of course,” I said. “But what about you? Aren’t you tired of taking the train into the city every day?”
He nodded. “I’m going to use the money we saved for a house to buy myself a car so I can drive to work
instead.”
“I don’t know,” I hesitated.
“Rosalie, we both want a big family, and we’d never be able to afford a house to accommodate that, not for
a few years at least. If we stay here, we can do that, and your mother will be around to help you. We’d be
doing your parents a big favor.”
44. I could tell there was something he wasn’t telling me, and I called him on it.
“Your parents have made the decision to have your brother’s remains brought back here, instead of leaving
them on Iwo Simwa. Your father’s worried that the strain of a real funeral will be too much for your mother,
and wants us to stay here as support for her.”
Knowing that Gilbert was coming home at last and what that would do to Mother solidified my decision.
“Of course we’ll stay here. You can tell Father right away.”
45. The day that Gilbert came home was a somber one. It was just us to see him laid to rest in the little
cemetery by the church. After the simple service was over, we all turned to go back to our house for a
quiet reception.
As I made my way through the gate, I caught a glimpse of someone standing in the shadows at the back of
the church. I slowed my step just a little, and watched as Clarence Alcott pulled a handkerchief from his
pocket and wiped at his eyes. He’d gotten married at some point during the war, to a girl that he met while
working at the shipyard. I watched as he made his way to my brother’s grave and knelt before it. I felt a
pang of pity for him, if only for a moment. What they’d been doing together had been wrong, of course, but
even Clarence deserved the chance to say goodbye to my brother in private.
46. I suppose there’s not too much more to say than that. Mother’s doing better, of course, with the children
around to distract her. Bruce and I have made my childhood house our home, and everything has pretty
much returned to normal. We still miss Gilbert, of course, but I honor his memory by telling my children all
about him, and how brave their Uncle was. We’ve even put his official military portrait, the one we had at
his memorial service, up in the living room. It always gives Mother pause, but she can deal with it now.
With the children to help her focus, she’s found a way to move forward. As we all have.
*****
47.
48. Dear Clarence,
I’ve arrived where I’m going, though I can’t tell you exactly where that is of course. I can tell you it’s hot,
and the mosquitoes are the size of my palm. Thank goodness for netting, though they still manage to find
their way in and snack on you as you sleep.
Right now, we’re “standing by to stand by,” if that makes any sense. Basically, it’s a big game of “hurry up
and wait.” There are Marines here who were on Guadalsimnal; the look different somehow. Like they’ve
seen things that people shouldn’t live to tell about. I hope that I don’t end up like that.
49. Dear Clarence,
You know, it’s supposed to be the fighting men who don’t have time to write letters home, not the other way
around. I know you’re busy at the shipyard and all that, but can’t you drop a line or two? Rosalie’s letters
are dull as watching paint dry, and we have plenty of dullness around here.
Is Shirley working for you? I know she’s a regular Rosie the Riveter now, and I was wondering if you saw
her ever. She was always nice to me. If she is, have her give Rosalie a hug before she’s had a chance to
clean up from her shift. Rosalie will love it.
50. Dear Clarence,
I’m beginning to think that the promises you made the night before I left mean nothing to you. What’s
wrong with you? I know people gossip, but can’t you write a damn letter and drop it in the post box without
setting all the old biddies of Simsfield on you? I need to know how you are.
We’re going to move soon, I think. There’s more drills and shooting practice, and more men coming in. I
wish I knew where we were going, but I don’t. Maybe it’s better if I don’t know what kind of hell I’m heading
into.
51. Clar,
I guess my letter scolding you for not writing and your letter crossed in the mail. I still mean it. You should
write more often. It feels like everyone else is just writing random stuff so I’ll get mail. And while mail from
home is nice, letters that actually have substance are better.
I’m actually on a ship right now, steaming towards wherever it is they’re sending us. I won’t lie; I’m scared.
Terrified, actually. I keep trying to remember everything I learned in training, but it’s not helping. Hopefully,
I’ll make it out of whatever’s coming. I’ll write as soon as I know.
52. Gil,
I wanted you to hear it from me and not from that bitch you call a sister. I’m getting married, to Loretta
Walter. I’m sorry, but I have too. I can’t face the questioning looks anymore. I need to do something to
make people stop it, and this is the only thing I can think of. I met her at the shipyard where I’ve been
working. I think you’d like her, if you’re willing to give her a chance.
I wish it could be different, I do. But you’ve had to do what you had to do, and I have to do the same.
Clarence
I love you. I’m sorry.
53. Clarence,
I received your letter announcing your upcoming nuptials. I would offer my congratulations, but I’m not at
all happy about the news.
How could you do it, Clar? How could you fucking write me a Dear John letter when I’m overseas fighting
and you’re sitting at home in front of your fire with your wife acting like nothing’s wrong?
I got back from helping my unit capture our objective (read the damn papers; I’m sure you can figure out
what I did) to find your letter awaiting me. I managed to hide my true feelings by telling my buddies here
that the girl you were going to marry was a tramp and you deserved better. I think they believe me.
There’s a big push coming for us. I know because I’m on another ship as we speak headed for destination
unknown. We’re going to try and knock the Simpanese back once and for all.
I no longer really care if I make it back or not. There’s nothing there for me. Sure, I could find a girl and
fake my way through the rest of my life, but I’m not you. I’ve never been ashamed of who I am or what I
wanted.
Thanks again for putting my head into a bad place before a key battle. I’ll be sure to tell my parents in the
letter I’m about to write them to blame you fully if I don’t come home.
Gilbert (don’t fucking call me Gil ever again)
54. Clar,
I was pissed when I wrote to you yesterday. I know you’re just doing what you have to do to survive, and
that I’ll probably end up doing the same if I come home. I just…Clar, I’m fucked up. The Simpanese are
some of the most horrific fighters I’ve ever seen. They’re ruthless. You shoot them ten, twenty times and
they keep fucking coming at you. The poison the water sources so you go mad with thirst. They’d rather
die than be captured, and you can’t imagine what that drives them to do. I’d take the Simmans over the
Simpanese any day of the week.
Look, when I get home, we’ll figure something out. Please forgive me for being an ass the last time I wrote.
But you can’t be dropping something like a wedding on me so suddenly. If I’d had an idea that you were
thinking that, I wouldn’t have reacted the way I did.
The bell just rang. It’s time for me to start preparing for the landing. Clar, if I don’t come back, and believe
me I’m going to do everything I can to make sure I do, know that you are the most important person in the
world to me. I love you.
Gil
55.
56. (Unopened, returned-to-sender letter from Clarence Alcott to Gilbert Seiff)
You’re right, I should have warmed you up to the idea that I was marrying Loretta before I dropped it on to
you. I shouldn’t have just sprung it on you like that.
I promise to do what I can to make this thing between us work. We can’t be the only two people in a
situation like this; there’s got to be some way that we can keep face in the eyes of society and still have
each other. Maybe we should both take up hunting and spend time up in the mountains. No one will
question that, as long as we actually bring some game home with us.
I’m praying for your safe return every day, every night, every second of every hour.
57. There’s something else I need to confess to you, Gil. I don’t really have a weak heart. My dad talked with
the doc, and I don’t know exactly what happened. At my physical, the doc announced that I wasn’t fit for
service due to medical reasons. I didn’t believe him; I mean, you know how much strenuous activity I could
get up to and not be affected. When I confronted my dad about it, he denied meddling but I could see in his
eyes that he was lying to me.
And I did nothing.
I could have gone to another doctor, gotten a second opinion or something. But I didn’t. Because honestly,
I was scared to go. I didn’t want to go off and fight and possibly die far from home and the people I loved.
So I took the coward’s route out. I always take the coward’s route. I’m not brave like you.
58. Clarence Alcott slipped out from behind the church where he’d watched Gilbert’s remains be reburied in the
Simsfield church graveyard. He saw Rosalie, Gil’s sister, eye him critically, but she only quickened her
step away from the cemetery, leaving him in peace. He was grateful. He and Rosalie had never really
gotten along, especially after she figured out exactly what the nature of their relationship was.
59. He stood before the gravestone, his feet sinking slightly into the still-soft earth.
“Gil,” he whispered. “I’m sorry. I wish you’d come back. I…I need you. Loretta’s a good woman, and I’ll
be a good husband to her, but she’s not you. I’ll never love anyone like I loved you.”
60.
61. *****
So that’s the first War Chapter, telling Rosalie and Gilbert’s stories. I hope that you enjoyed it.
Rosalie is a real pain to write, as she’s very self-absorbed, but in the end I’m glad I decided to tell her story.
Gilbert, on the other hand, was easy to write; he’s a good guy.
For those that don’t remember, I put all the boys of generation 7 (or the girl’s name with so-and-so’s
husband as a placeholder) into a randomizer. I did statistics on how many of the boys from Simsfield
would have died and how many would have been wounded, and the randomizer picked who lived, who
died, and who was injured. Gilbert was one of the unlucky ones and was not going to make it home, which
is why I had him enlist in the Marines. The Marines suffered horrific casualties in their fighting in the
Pacific.
Gilbert and Clarence ending up together was not planned; I was learning ACR and they randomized as gay
and bi, respectively, and things went from there. I would have loved to pursue their plotline of trying to be
together more (talk about an opening for dealing with McCarthyism!), but it was not to be. I’ll be extra nice
to Clarence from here on out, since I did kill the love of his life.
62. So Rosalie, being the diva that she is, decided to throw me natural twins. Of course. Well, considering
generation 8 will be part of the baby boom, I can’t complain. Plus, they’re adorable.
63. Bruce is holding Douglas, who is a Sagittarius like both his parents with a personality of 2/3/9/10/1.
Rosalie has Franklin, another Sagittarius, with a personality of 3/4/9/7/4. Both of them are going to be a
handful, I’m sure.
64. Credits
I’d like to thank Di for the loan of Mrs. Smith, aka Alexandra Smith, and Lark for the loan of Rhodri Tudor,
one of Gilbert’s fellow Marines. They were excellent extras.
Next up is Shirley’s chapter. Hopefully, it will follow quite quickly.
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