Failure is not an option

Kennith 2021-12-09 08:01:30

Inhuman physical training, rigorous naval instructors, a pass rate of less than 40%, and even the constantly sounding discouraging advice to give up are enough to make a normal person walk towards the fog clock that symbolizes liberation. . If the above difficulties are not necessarily insurmountable, let us take a look at the enduring of the heroine O'Neil: the squeeze out of male colleagues, the commander’s various difficulties, the unsupported boyfriend at the beginning, including the capricious use of politicians. …...Is this not enough, is it not enough to make a woman retreat? Sometimes, failure is also an option.
However, what we were surprised to see immediately: the fall of the elegant blue silk, the desire for equal standards, and of course, the quiet practice of the queens... With strong confidence and perseverance, O'Neill won’t let it go. Ximei, not only won the trust and support of her colleagues, and narrowly won the game with the politician Dihavin, more importantly, she completely changed the prejudice of the stubborn commander-in-chief against her, and finally passed the training smoothly.
If life is full of thorns, then the only way out is not to shrink back, not to escape, but to move forward courageously. O'Neill is practicing all this with action. "Feeling bitter, it means you are not dead." High-intensity strength training, short rest periods, continuous physical confrontation, and always maintaining sufficient energy, all this is for this group of men who have experienced battles. It's all miserable, we can't imagine the feelings of the young O'Neill, we can only worry about her in front of the screen, and pray for her silently in our hearts.
Is only the cold water and silent equipment that O'Neill needs to conquer? No, it is far more difficult for her to overcome. As a member of the female group, her struggle is more to fight for honor and equality for this group, to prove to the world that women can also do everything that men can do. In order to fully integrate into the group, O'Neill chose to act as a stepping stone for his companions in training, not willing to enjoy special treatment and demanding fairness and justice standards from the leader, and resisting inhuman torture stubbornly and uncompromising after being trapped. Relying on her tenacious belief and perseverance, O'Neill has grown up step by step. Not only can she complete the task, but she can do better than other male students. Any slander and ridicule will not attack O'Neil's courage and wisdom. Self-breaking.
What we are moved is not only that the heroine, O'Neill, can go forward bravely without fear of difficulties, but also shockingly that what we have experienced is not a choice without a retreat. The fog clock in front is always beckoning those who are in deep pain. people. When no one understands, even the female senator Dehavin who initially supported her, is driven by interests and power to easily turn to each other, failure can be a choice after weighing the pros and cons, and O’Neill will become a special naval force. A flash in the pan in the training team, continue to go back to work in the civil service, everything is as usual. However, our protagonist did not do this. Whether it was passing by the clock lonely after failing the initial training, or picking up a stick and ringing the bell to protest the accusations of unfairness, she always knew what she should do, and her faith can sometimes be. Unstoppable.
In sharp contrast to O'Neill is undoubtedly the arrogant Senator Dihavin. From being aggressive on the stage, to the wall of the wall, she represents the ugliness and weakness of human nature, which is filled with righteous indignation. In contrast, the stern commander is so full of flesh and blood to show us all the attitudes of the male world, from doubt to trust, from meanness to kindness, from arrogance to tolerance, he has become a good evidence of O'Neill's difficult growth. . As said: "It's not that she can't stand it, it's that we can't stand it (seeing her tortured)", a typical figure in a patriarchal society, a figure who has an irreversible mentality towards women as a disadvantaged group, and ultimately sincere. Recognized O'Neill and the women she represents. "If you save a male soldier is a hero?" O'Neill's words are still in my ears. After the commander-in-chief has escaped from the dead, he ridiculed himself and gave O'Neil affirmation. I believe that for a smart commander, O'Neil What you admire is not only the bravery and wisdom on the battlefield, but also her undefeated spirit.
The beautiful medals and melodious poems are commendations to O'Neil, and in this difficult process, she has gained more than that.
Failure is not a choice, and never will be.

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G.I. Jane quotes

  • Master Chief John Urgayle: [quoting "Self-Pity" by D.H. Lawrence] I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A bird will fall frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.

  • Master Chief John Urgayle: Pain is your friend, your ally, it will tell you when you are seriously injured, it will keep you awake and angry, and remind you to finish the job and get the hell home. But you know the best thing about pain?

    Lt. Jordan O'Neil: Don't know!

    Master Chief John Urgayle: It lets you know you're not dead yet!