Into the Valley of Death Blog Assignment

Jungers account of what happened in Afghanistan and the film Restrepo  both paint a very vivid picture of war. The film Restrepo also gives attention individual soldiers and there relationship with other soldiers and there view on the war. Homer also does a similar thing with the Illiad because it has a detailed and vivid description of the Trojan war. Homer pays close attention to  the heroes and warriors on both sides of the Trojan war. Restrepo also does with the American soldiers and the Afghani population. This is were Restrepo differs from the Iliad because it doesn't give a detailed description of the Taliban fighters, instead it is more one sided and biased toward the American soldiers. The main similarity between Restrepo and the Illiad is that they both give more accurate descriptions of war in that they both show the death and violence that takes place in war. Some movies and video games tend to idolize war and display only one sided beating the other. Homer on the other hand makes sure the audience has all of the details good and bad, Junger does the same thing. The Illiad and Restrepo give a much more accurate account of the horrors of war.