When this young man is writing this letter to Elmer Sutters, he talks like they are good friends are even family. I believe that this is important to address first because that with show how laid back and informal this letter will be. Throughout the letter, there are many times when the young man states that he will finish telling him the story when he comes home. Many times throughout the letter, the young man would use many slang terms to explain the German’s. This shows the reader that he does not have much respect for them and he also does not think very highly of them. A few of the names that this young referred to the German’s as are Fritz, Boches, Jerry, and Hun. He also seems to not have an issue with the killing that they have to