"Odyssey of a Hero" by Vardis Fisher, is a story set in the aftermath of World War I. It centers on John Benton, a soldier returning to Idaho, but unlike the glorious homecoming he expected he is met with a community that wants only to celebrate a skewed version of war. His struggle is the main theme of the story, it portrays how his true experiences of the battlefield clash with the town's romantic views, forcing him to deal with his painful truths alone while he seeks for a new identity. Benton wrestles with isolation as he balances societal expectation and his own search for tranquility, making us consider the true face of heroism and the deep scars that war leaves behind.
Odyssey of a hero
By Vardis Fisher
A war hero returns home only to find that his true story of survival is at odds with the glorious tales the townspeople expect.
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About the AuthorVardis Alvero Fisher was an American writer from Idaho who wrote popular historical novels of the Old West. After studying at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago, Fisher taught English at the University of Utah and then at the Washington Square College of New York University until 1931. He worked with the Federal Writers' Project to write the Works Project Administration The Idaho Guide, which was published in 1937. In 1939, Fisher wrote Children of God, a historical novel concerning the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The novel won the Harper Prize. In 1940, Fisher relocated to Hagerman, Idaho, and spent the next twenty years writing the 12-volume Testament of Man (1943–1960) series of novels, depicting the history of humans from cavemen to civilization. Fisher's novel Mountain Man (1965) was adapted into the film Jeremiah Johnson (1972).
Vardis Alvero Fisher was an American writer from Idaho who wrote popular historical novels of the Old West. After studying at the University of Utah and the University of Chicago, Fisher taught English at the University of Utah and then at the Washington Square College of New York University until 1931. He worked with the Federal Writers' Project to write the Works Project Administration The Idaho Guide, which was published in 1937. In 1939, Fisher wrote Children of God, a historical novel concerning the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The novel won the Harper Prize. In 1940, Fisher relocated to Hagerman, Idaho, and spent the next twenty years writing the 12-volume Testament of Man (1943–1960) series of novels, depicting the history of humans from cavemen to civilization. Fisher's novel Mountain Man (1965) was adapted into the film Jeremiah Johnson (1972).
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