Thorough analysis and response essay on "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.

Civil Peace. One rarely hears those two words together. It is usually either Civil War, or perhaps Civil Chaos, but rarely is it Civil Peace. This is because it is not the times of peace that are remembered, but the times of war. It is during these times that people truly shine as the need arises or are exposed for their truer, more evil selves. Like Jamie Sullivan said in A Walk to Remember, "There …

…such as a bike or a house. Jonathan always knows that this life is just temporary, and it's reassuring to read a story like this that tells us God has a reason for everything, no matter how big or small, good or evil. Like Gandalf the Grey said in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, "All that we have to decide... is what to do with the time that is given to us."