War effects everyone involved. The conquerors and those being conquered. War is a struggle that is internal and external. Man can be a dedicated and loyal soldier for only so much at a time. He then longs for laughter, music, girls, a good meal and more. In The Moon is Down, the soldiers get the need to return home. They begin to doubt what they are doing and if they are being told the truth. …showed first 75 words of 1844 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1844 total…control when she kills Lieutenant Tonder. War had a different affect on everyone. Works Cited Astro, Richard. "Intimations of a Wasteland." John Steinbeck. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. 19-34. Clancy, Charles J. "Steinbeck's The Moon is Down (1942)." A Study Guide to Steinbeck (Part II). Ed. Tetsumaro Hayashi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1979. 100-11. Lisca, Peter. The Wide World of John Steinbeck. New York: Gordin Press, 1981. Steinbeck, John. The Moon is Down. New York: Penguin Books,