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Fallen Angels | Study Guide

Walter Dean Myers

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Overview

Author

Walter Dean Myers

Year Published

1988

Type

Novel

Genre

Historical Fiction

Tense

Fallen Angels is written in the past tense.

About the Title

The title Fallen Angels refers to the young men who died fighting in the Vietnam War. It refers to the prayer that Richie's platoon recites after a soldier dies, which uses the term "angel warriors" to indicate the very young age of the soldiers.

Diagrams

Johnson Soldier; Perry Lieutenant Gearhart Commanding officer Replacement Commanding officer Commanding officer Commanding officer Commanding officer Commanding officer Commanding officer Friends; squad members Friends; squad members Friends; squad members Friends; squad members Friends; squad members Friends Sergeant Simpson Squad leader Soldier from New York Peewee Replacement platoon leader Platoon leader who dies Soldier from Chicago Monaco Soldier; platoon point man Lieutenant Carroll machine gunner
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Summary

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Characters

Perry Peewee Monaco Johnson Lieutenant Carroll Sergeant Simpson Lieutenant Gearhart

Symbols

The Medical Profile Hawaii The Doll

Themes

Morality of the U.S. Army Race and Racism Inexpressibility of War
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