Act 2 Scene 8

Overall Impression: I disliked the fact that this section did not show the effort and time that people put into the trial but i did like the way that Valdez replaced the trials with important war dates; he made it seem as if the trial itself had been a war.

2.)Act 2 Scene 8 pg 86
"Headline: WORLD WAR 2 REACHES TURNING POINT. If the late summer of 1942 was the low point, a year later the war for the allies is pounding its way to certain victory."
This was the press describing the situation the United States was in during the war. They were describing the process.This is important because it represents the boy's trials. Just like the war, they had a rocky start, but as it advanced they won the war/trial in the end.

3.) In Act 2 Scene 8, Valdez replaced the trials with war dates, what is the reason for his doing that?