Sand Storm
Talk is cheap when it comes out of the mouth of inexperience. Huze’s Sand Storm gives the inexperienced masses a glimpse inside the lives and minds of soldiers fighting in a difficult war. An enlisted man himself, Huze was driven by the events of 9/11 to serve his country. The harshness of the wars effect on soldiers is spelled out clearly in the line, “I never took my eyes off him the whole time I ate. The more he wept and pleaded, the more I enjoyed my meal" (Huze pg.9) This may seem crazy and hateful, but after watching humvees’ full of men explode, or your buddy getting shot up, the ability for compassion slips away.
Huze makes a profound statement when he refers to soldiers that come home as empty shells. After a round of ammunition is shot and the shell (cartridge) is ejected, it is called a “spent” shell (cartridge). I think he is referring to the hallow empty feeling of giving every ounce of emotion you’ve got and when it’s over all you’re left with is an empty shell of a human.
Huze, Sean. "The Sand Storm." Susan Schulman Literary Agency. 2004.1 September 2010
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