11-26 Update

While reading the book, Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell, it is clear that Marcus is writing this book in the perspective of himself as a Navy SEAL. He often reminds the reader of the state-of-mind a Navy SEAL has, and the way a Navy SEAL would deal with a situation. For example, he says, "SEALs react somewhat differently and generally look for a faster solution" (29) to show the differences of a Navy SEAL from everyone else in the world. It is clear that he is very proud of what he accomplished while being a Navy SEAL and has the mindset of one to this day.  Also, I can understand what his values are as a person. He always looks out for the person to his left and right before he thinks of himself, always. He says, "In the SEALs, it's always your teammates. No exceptions" (27). It is also clear that he is a determined person, and will never give up on what he's doing, no matter what the circumstances are, because that is the mindset of a Navy SEAL. I think that the way he writes this book, in the voice of him as a Navy SEAL, will be a major part in this book, and the way I experience it. By writing this book in the voice of a Navy SEAL, I will feel like I am actually there, and I will know exactly what he was thinking and feeling while he was in Iraq as a Navy SEAL. Right now, he is on his way to Afghanistan. He is traveling with a group of strong and fearless Navy SEALs. To him, they are like brothers. He explained his early years of being a Navy SEAL and the types of things he did before Operation Red Wings. One thing he would do was he would sweep the streets during the night and capture terrorist. He explained the mind-set he had while completing those missions and the crazy stuff that went on. So far, Marcus has not changed, but he does have very distinct character. If you had no clue he was a Navy SEAL or what the book was about, you could read two pages and tell that he was a Navy SEAL, or someone in the armed forces, just by the way he talks and his values. So far, I am really enjoying this book and can't wait to read more and get to the part where he actually carries out the operation.