Do you like to be entertained when you read an essay? I know that I want to be entertained, but the way I am entertained in reading an essay is I like it to be informative. I believe this is true for a lot of avid readers. The essay Solatium by Philip D. Beidler, is very informative on the things that went on during the Vietnamese war, and the feelings that he had toward it. …showed first 75 words of 887 total…

…showed last 75 words of 887 total…He will never be able to forget this tragedy. But this essay was very informative and interesting to me. I know about the solatium payment from the government and I also learned a lot more about the Vietnam war. I feel sorry for the author and his experience with the boy, but I feel that as a writer he has helped share the experience with the readers and help us better understand the Vietnam war.