to portray American values that is the most compelling. He chooses to express his opinion of America through indirect comparisons to the soldier, and portrays resilience, sentimentality, strength and optimism as great American values.
In the first paragraph of "Stockings," O'Brian specifically states similarities between Henry Dobbins and America... displayed 300 characters
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He does this by indirectly stateing American qualities, in personified fashion. The reader learns that they both are;
[?]big and strong, full of good intentions, a roll of fat jiggling at his belly, slow of foot but always plodding along, always there when you needed him, a believer in the virtues of simplicity and directness and hard labor... displayed 300 characters
