This document is an in depth anaylsis of Billy lynn's long halftime walk chapter 11. It's good to revise before a test because it contains important quotes relating to the themes. It includes the themes of money, power, class, war, trauma, masculinity, heroism, fantasy vs reality etc.
Why did Billy lie about his age with Faison: The line from a movie shows how insidious the Fantasy
Industrial Complex is: as fictional lines make their way into real-life conversations, it blurs the
distinction between fiction and reality. Interestingly, when Billy lies about his age, it's an attempt to
make himself seem bigger, better, and more heroic than he feels at nineteen—something that the
novel has suggested is in direct opposition to true intimacy, foreshadowing that Billy and Faison’s
romance won't work out
Analysis about Billy understanding America in yellow book.
Redneck definition: a working-class white person from the southern US, especially a politically
reactionary one.
Billy giving the ball away analysis: By giving his ball away, Billy chooses to simply remove himself
from the system that affords those with money the most power. This sets up the precedent that
Billy is willing to forego money if doing so aligns with his principles—or if taking or keeping the
money makes him sick like the locker and equipment rooms did. His observation about the parents
purchasing game tickets versus a winter coat illustrates the power of the Complex, as it values these
commercial experiences over comfort (or even physical health).
Why does Billy always give the same answer and why the war seems very far away: Billy struggles to
give Hawey what he wants (and feels bad when he does) because Billy’s experience of the war is so
different. For Billy, it's real, gruesome, and damaging, while for these people in Norm's box, it's a
charming talking point.
Why does Norm have a thing for chairs: Norm has a thing for chairs because it places him higher
above everyone else physically and it also asserts dominance mentally. Norm staging himself higher
than others represents him being of a higher social class and having a better education than people
below him (Billy and the rest of the soldiers). In chapter 9 Norm also stands on a chair to talk to the
team. He wants to feel special and show others that they aren’t on the same level as him, literally
and figuratively.
What does this quote suggest/indicate: This is another comparison of Americans and children. You
tell what they want to hear and they’re happy. He is feeding the American’s fantasies and
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