Entry Two

My main character Howard Wasdin is a very complex man. He is a strong minded person. Hes the type of person that when something bad happens you want him to protect you. He is also a very kind man. When he was stationed in Somalia he discovered a boy who had gangrene. The boy contracted it when he had his leg blown off by a landmine in front of his school. Wasdin, Casanova (his best friend), and a medic treated the boy so he wouldn't have to live the rest of his life in pain and suffer from the smell of gangrene. Casanova is one of his friends that he meet on sniper training. Casanova hasn't really changed he has been the same take orders and not ask questions guy. Wasdin on the other hand has realized that he can't do everything. He thought that nothing ever happened to him . That all changed after he got shot. When he got hit with a ricochet and he a realization that he is still human and he can still die. The themes that are starting to appear in the book is humility and the terrible effects of war. Humility is an occurring theme because through the war people start to realize they aren't super human. Another recurring theme is how awful war is. In the war in Somalia innocent children are being injured by landmines  and are being shot at by the militia. Many children are fighting for the militia and shooting at the UN forces. My book is structured in chronological order. Before each event there is a date and time.