On the plain, on his way over to Vietnam, Richie thinks to himself I usually cant eat when Im nervous, and going to Nam made me nervous. This is an example showing how respectful Richie is.Īnother way Myers shows Richies character is through his thoughts. The reason for this was because Richie didnt want to insult his friend by seeing him cry. When he saw this he decided not to talk to him and turned around and walked away. Richie was going over to one of the men and saw him crying. After one of Richies fellow platoon members got killed, the entire company was in mourning. By him wiping his hand on his fatigues shows how incredibly apprehensive and nervous he was. He kept imagining VC popping up and him not being ready to fire. We see this in the novel when Perry is going on his first patrol, for the first ten minutes he had to wipe his right hand on his fatigues at least a dozen times. Myers uses indirect characterization in order to paint a mental picture of Richie Perry.Īction and speech can reveal a lot about a persons character. Walter Dean Myers uses many examples of characterization for the purpose of developing the character in relation to the other elements of the story. In this novel characterization is depicted through Perrys action and speech, thoughts, and even by his physical appearance. One of the many types of devices Myers utilizes is that of characterization. In this novel Walter Dean Myers uses many types of literary devices in order to help the reader become familiar with the plot. He finds himself in the middle of a war that is more confusing and traumatic than the life he fled. Richie Perry, the novels protagonist, enlists in the army mainly to escape his problemsa bad relationship with his mother, a lack of opportunity in Harlem, and an uncertainty about his future.
The novel Fallen Angels is about a small group of men who come of age in the Vietnam War. War can turn even the strongest of men humble.
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