The scene in England where Rafe McCawley is given a Spitfire plane covered in the previous pilot's blood is factual. Equipment and manpower were so scarce in England in the early 1940's that planes would literally be passed on when their pilots were killed without anyone cleaning them. The way the Japanese fleet is depicted as approaching Pearl Harbor is accurate. They really did 'disappear' from US radars and flood the airwaves with references to every possible target in the Pacific, making it impossible
H.D., Hilda Doolittle would have been quite popular if she were alive today. Be that as it may, her pen name isn’t the only reason this exquisite woman should be well-known. Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on the tenth of September in 1886, Hilda Doolittle was a creative mind raised by her astronomy professor father and artist mother. Despite the fact her father and grandfather both belonged to the more logical, left-brained parts of life, she chose the life of a writer. The poetry of Hilda Doolittle
Hilda Doolittle, also known as H.D., was on the forefront of the imagist movement of poetry during her lifetime. Like many of the most legendary painters, much of H.D.'s work was not well-recognized or acclaimed until after her death (“H.D.”). Her work is defined by “the intense strength of her images, economy of language, and use of classical mythology” (“H.D.”). Although lacking in classical mythology, “Sea Rose” is rife with the first two characteristics, making it an exemplary poem of not only