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Understanding Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt’s Identity Crisis in “From Here to Eternity”

[Major Spoilers to James Jones’ “From Here to Eternity” (1951)] Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt is at a significant point in his enlistment. He willfully transfers out of his unit in the U.S. Army after a boxing incident and decides to quit fighting. In Prewitt’s time, competitive boxing is common in the U.S. Army. UnitsContinue reading “Understanding Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt’s Identity Crisis in “From Here to Eternity””