![]() ![]() ![]() As the novel progresses, Perry’s time in the army molds him into the person he will become, transforming him from a naïve child to a mature man with a practical perspective on life. However, the longer he remains in his squad, the more his blind faith fades away, and it is eventually replaced with a more realistic, worldly take on the army and life in general. Despite his less-than-stellar motivations for joining, Perry harbors high hopes for his life in the army he is extremely idealistic, almost to the point of gullibility, believing exaggerated media portrayals of the army as a noble institution designed for the propagation of democratic values. ![]() As the novel Fallen Angels opens, the protagonist, a naïve seventeen-year-old named Richard Perry, has recently enlisted in the army, a choice borne out of a lack of better options. ![]()
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