The Hearts and the Fist tells the story of Eric Greitens' astonishing experiences as a soldier and humanitarian. Taking on the role of a Rhodes Scholar and Navy SEAL, Greitens spent a great deal of time working with volunteers who provide education to children of all ages living on the poor streets of Bolivia. He has visited and observed various impoverished countries around the world, and with each experience, he learns something... through others. From the aid workers who simply helped heal and care for injured and orphaned children, to the soldiers who fought for Afghanistan, they all had a lesson to remember in their hearts. Greitens survived and fought his best every day through the toughest times, and even though people around him were giving up on their dreams, he never let that sink in and kept his ambition alive. Eric Greitens teaches us the different perspectives of life, and that to overcome an obstacle... any obstacle, you simply have to believe in yourself.Retell: What is the message that the author is trying to convey? How does he convey this to the reader? The main message of the book is that anyone can overcome anything with the right thoughts and characteristics. Eric Greitens showed this several times throughout the book, for example in this quote: "As warriors and humanitarians, they taught me that without courage, compassion falters, and that without compassion, courage does not has no direction. » (Eric Greitens, The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL). report: How does this book compare to other books you've read? Other books in the series?A book that is very similar to Heart and Fist is a book that is in the middle of a sheet of paper......r, reading the rest of the sentence and looking at how the word is used, I have come to a more solid conclusion about the meaning of the word. I used visualization primarily throughout the book because of the staggering amount of compelling vocabulary used. The image given in the passage above was very clear.Analysis of the character Eric Greitens: (as this biography does not detail any other person, I only make one character)Eric Greitens is an intelligent man who always has ambitions for himself. He pushed himself to the maximum of his abilities and because of his attitude towards his goals, he was always successful. Throughout the book, Greitens constantly mentioned how difficult his life was while training BUDs. However, he never said to himself that he couldn't do it, and in the end, he kept his word and was one of the few who managed to make it through..