... ed and he couldnt understand hy they attacked. From no on, he asnt longer an observer, sitting in his car at the edge of a demonstration. He anted to shout back to the charging police, tell them he as a veteran, but Skip pulled him aay. After some time he spoke himself for the first time. He told them about the ar, the hospital, and many other things. He as a very good speaker and he filled the crod ith enthusiasm. From no on, he spoke very often at rallies and at Universities.Once, hen he as protesting the ar at a rally in California, some policemen hit, kicked and arrested him, but he as set free the folloing day.He met a young oman, Helen, in L.A. and he married her, but it didnt last long.Ron found an apartment at Hurricane Street in Santa Monica, here he lived for a hile. Then he decided to speak again and protest against Vietnam. There as a great march from California to the Republican National Convention. He joined the people and as very happy.Zitat 2Ron Kovic managed to get to Nixons acceptance speech. Some other handicapped veterans here there, too. They lined themselves up together, heelchair to heelchair, facing the platform here Nixon ould speak. They brought in some Stop the ar signs and they held them above their heads. hen president Nixon started to speak, the shouted at him to stop the ar and the bombing. The security men came and pulled them out of the building, but they did it. They told Nixon their opinion and they shouted at him. They felt good inside.Zitat 3Ron Kovic He as shy, strong and full of patriotism. In the ar, he lost his innocence, but he found courage. He began to criticize the US politics, but he never stopped loving his country. He alays anted to tell the people about his life and the ar. The themes of the book are the ar, American patriotism and the life of handicapped people. I liked the book very much, because it is interesting ritten and its exciting to read it. I also liked the character of Ron Kovic. ... Download