Question

6. (a) Summarize Summarize Harvey Smith's luck on his first day of active service.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Harvey Smith's luck on his first day of active service has to do with being close to getting killed but having survived. The minute after landing the first day, his major died. Then, people were shooting him but he survived with the help of the radio and information. He was also just about to get killed when he found a man with a Nazi uniform lying on the floor.

b. If Harvey's luck had been different, her daughter would be writing a very different story. He also had an accident when he was trying to make tea, he sent over a mortar bomb, but he survived and Harvey's daughter was hoping to listen to the whole story for a very long time.

Explanation:

To complete this exercise, you have to read the essay "Accidental Hero" by Zadie Smith  and then answer the questions. In her essay, she tells his father's story regarding the Second World War in Normandy. His father has different feelings about the war and he tells her everything he lived there.