War , Patriotism , and Nationality in the Nor wegian and Swedish Translations of Cherry Ames
a mission to accomplish , be it in war or peace . Moreover , it is easy to understand that the Swedish publisher chose to base its cover on the second American edition , which is much less “ war-like ” than the first edition .
In the second wartime novel , Chief Nurse , Cherry is promoted to chief nurse and she receives an order to set up an evacuation hospital on a tropical Pacific island . She has many responsibilities and is in charge of some 60 nurses . She also faces great challenges under severe attacks from Japanese bombers . The title of the novel does not reveal that Cherry is going to war , but the cover image of the first American edition ( see fig . 5 ) is probably the most war-like of the entire Cherry series , which somewhat compensates for the nonspecific title .
Figures 5 – 7 . Cover Images of the American , Norwegian and Swedish Versions of Cherry Ames , Chief Nurse . Images first published by Grosset & Dunlap ( Ralph Crosby Smith ), Forlagshuset ( Frank Vaughn ), and Bonniers ( Martin Guhl ).
On the American cover , Cherry is depicted crouching beside a wounded soldier . She is using a pair of scissors to cut through his clothes while winding a bandage around his arm . Cherry is dressed in a green military uniform and is wearing a helmet . She is in the jungle , close to a Pacific beach , and
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