Literary Focus ♥

What is the significance of the story’s title, “Stop the Sun”?


The Vietcong is a group of Northern Vietnamese men who attacked soldiers who fought for Southern Vietnam. Usually the Vietcong would attack at dawn. In the story Terry’s dad was in a group of fifty-four American soldiers. He was the only one alive after the attack of the Vietcong at dawn. Before the incident Terry’s dad hoped the sun would stop. But you cannot stop the sun from rising into the dark sky. In other words the story title, “Stop the Sun” means to stop the Vietcong from attacking the American soldiers, and maybe all fifty-four men would still be alive.