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A 4 page book review that focuses on the character of Snake from James Webb's Fields of Fire (1978). The writer argues that Snake is a man who is totally devoid of this quality in the conventional sense of the word. His internal compass of conscience operates primarily according what he perceives as the course of action most likely to favor himself. However, the novel shows that this virtually psychopathic mentality is altered by military experience to include consideration for his comrades in arms. No additional sources cited.
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and moral precepts even when there is no one looking. In other words, when it is unlikely that the individual will be called to account for actions deemed outside
of the norm. Considering this definition of "integrity," the character of "Snake" from Fields of Fire by James Webb is a man who is totally devoid of this quality
in the conventional sense of the word. His internal compass of conscience operates primarily according what he perceives as the course of action most likely to favor himself. However, the
novel shows that this virtually psychopathic mentality is altered by military experience to include consideration for his comrades in arms. In the atmosphere of violence and mayhem that was the
Vietnam War, Snake finds his natural habitat, a place where his propensity towards violence is a virtue rather than an liability. However, being a part of a society, in the
case the military, necessarily changes Snakes cognitive landscape. He meets an untimely end in combat due to fact that he develops a modicum of integrity, which is associated with his
feelings for his fellow combatants. After brief prologue that describes a battle scene, Webb begins his novel by introducing each of his main characters within a civilian setting.
The reader meets Snake as he rationalizes mugging a patron at the movie theatre where he works. Snake assaults a man who is so stoned out on drugs that he
blunders into the ladies room that Snake as been assigned to clean. With a sign outside saying "closed," Snake feels secure that no one will come in. The man is
stoned, so unlikely to be a credible witness against him. Snake later tells his mother the situation and how tempting it was: "...aint nobody coming in, aint nobody there to
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