Cline
ENG 102
3/13/11
The Sandstorm
I thought the play was very strong coming from a former U.S Marine and other young soldiers. The play was surprising to me at how real it was and the things the marines went through everyday. The fact that the first monologue opens with a marine who is just suffering from the heat and discomfort of the War in Iraq and all he longs for is fresh air and cold water, but the threat of an attack or fatal contamination didn’t allow him to get his wish, he had to be a man and suffer. I liked how, right off the bat you got thrown into the soldiers lives.
The “doc’s” monologue was extremely heartfelt. Just the fact that a dying Iraqi man, who had moments before had his entire family blown to pieces by an American artillery strike, would still thank the American doctor trying to help him for the United States coming in and getting rid of Saddam to help his people. That was very selfless, heartfelt and touching that this man would say that in the circumstances he was in. I also enjoyed the reality that the doc desperately wanted to put this memory in the back of his mind and forget, but was unable to do so no matter what he tried. Some of the monologues were violent and got under my skin. The monologue with the second corporal who shared his feelings with a fellow soldier and then the very next day watched him die in battle. This man then went on a tirade of revenge.
I enjoyed being placed in the soldiers shoes and felt like they were talking to me one on one in the audience. The monologue that talked about how the soldiers did get attached to towns and people every now and then and how it was hard to leave these things behind to face the fate of the war. Overall I really enjoyed this play it was entertaining and contained a strong story throughout the entire play.
This is a link to Sean Huze's biography for anyone interested in finding out more about this excellent author.
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