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Biloxi Blues Summary & Study Guide Description
Biloxi Blues Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Biloxi Blues Plot Summary
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Act 1
Act 1 of Biloxi Blues opens on the coach of an old railroad train. It is 1943, and inside the coach are five soldiers, new recruits from the Northeast, who are being transferred to boot camp in Biloxi, Mississippi. After basic training, they will be sent to fight in World War II. The soldiers are grumbling, unhappy, and apprehensive about what the future holds.
The new recruits arrive at the camp and enter their barracks. Almost right away, Sergeant Toomey, who is in charge of their company, comes in. He begins harassing the soldiers, who have not received army training and do not act appropriately. The privates immediately begin to learn how Sergeant Toomey's army works. He punishes randomly and unfairly. He stirs dissent among the privates by making everyone but Eugene do push-ups. Early on, Arnold emerges as the rebel. He refuses to eat the food served at...
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