Project Gutenberg 2023-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 100 Fisher, Vardis 1895 1968 Fisher, Vardis Alvero Fisher, V. A. (Vardis Alvero) Fisher, Vardis A. (Vardis Alvero) 40009073 Odyssey of a hero $aPhiladelphia :$bRitten House, $c1937. Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Odyssey of a Hero" by Vardis Fisher is a novel written in the late 1930s. The book explores the profound psychological and social impacts of war through the story of John Benton, a World War I veteran who grapples with the disillusionment of returning home to a world that idealizes combat and glorifies heroism, despite his own traumatic experiences. The narrative challenges the glorified perceptions of war and heroism, delving into themes of identity, social acceptance, and the search for peace. The story follows John Benton as he returns to his hometown in Idaho after the war, greeted as a hero, yet burdened with the grim realities of his experiences on the battlefield. Initially celebrated, John quickly realizes that his candid reflections on war clash with the town's romanticized views. As he struggles for acceptance in a society that values his fabricated war stories over the truth of his experiences, John is consumed by his internal conflict, oscillating between fulfilling societal expectations and advocating for peace. His journey ultimately leads him into isolation and despair as he tries to navigate a world that demands glorification of violence while he yearns for a future free from war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.56564 20230411052223fisher 1937 US Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Fiction Idaho -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 62252 2025-07-28T12:36:54.212443 text/html 37654 2023-11-05T14:29:51 text/html 265254 2025-07-28T12:36:57.022471 application/epub+zip 263888 2025-07-28T12:36:55.301481 application/epub+zip 111041 2025-07-28T12:36:54.654462 application/epub+zip 490238 2025-07-28T12:36:58.574506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481412 2025-07-28T12:36:56.750471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52568 2025-07-28T12:36:54.065452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32724 2023-11-05T14:29:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16401 2025-07-28T12:36:58.712469 application/rdf+xml 11087 2025-07-28T12:36:54.859442 image/jpeg 1871 2025-07-28T12:36:54.754488 image/jpeg 277577 2025-07-28T12:36:54.228455 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia