On Writing "Born on the Fourth of July"
I was writing it as my last will and testament. I was having heart palpitations, anxiety attacks, nightmares, and I didn't think I was going to live to be 30. - Ron Kovic
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968/01/20 | While leading a reconnaissance mission north of the Cua Viet River near the village of My Loc, Ron Kovic is shot by North Vietnamese soldiers, paralyzing him from the chest down. | Vietnam | |||||
| 1974/09/00 | Fall of 1974, Ron Kovic rolls his wheelchair into the Sears store on Colorado Ave in Santa Monica and buys a typewriter for $42. At his apartment at Third and Pacific, he hunt-and-peck types his autobiography. | Santa Monica | California | ||||
| 1989/00/00 | Oliver Stone | Director | "Born on the Fourth of July" is released. |
Information »
| Particulars for Born on the Fourth of July: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative Arts | Drama | ||
| Narrative Arts | Factual | concerned with what is actually true rather than interpretations of or reactions to it | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Art Type | Film | ||
| Narrative Arts | Live Action | ||
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Area of Significance | Returning Home from War | ||
| Event | Vietnam War | ||
| Motif | War | ||
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