War Quotes From The Things They Carried

Humans don't naturally want to kill each other otherwise the world would be chaotic. Some people can't even think about taking the life of another human being. Some people think that violence is ok and war is fine but they don't think about the toll it takes on the people and their families. War damages people physically without a doubt but also damages the mentally, and socially. The damage taken from war is thoroughly shown in the book The Things They Carried by Tim O'brien, the veteran Donald Burkle, and the song “Breakdown” by hip hop artist J. Cole.

Many people weren't very happy with the vietnam war because of how the u.s. involved themselves in the war and how it ended. The book The Things They Carried is a story about a veterans experiences in war and talks about how after leaving the war how it affected him. The war caused many soldiers such as Jimmy Cross from O'brien's book to feel a lot of grief and regret and stress.” He had loved martha more than his men, and as a consequence Lavender was now dead, and this was something he would
Not all the effects from war were bad some were good life lessons and helpful.”I was taught to respond immediately to commands and to trust my team at all times “(Burkle). Responding to commands immediately is a lesson that can be transferred to life at home when on a job, trusting your team could be transferred to having trust in your family. Although that was a positive thing that was gained from as shown before there are many negatives.”Large noises triggered me to duck on the floor and build a fox hole”(Burkle). This later in life if repeated enough could cause panic and unnecessary stress. Although this did not end up happening to Burke if not treated with counseling and or therapy loud noises could cause a veteran to panic and start to stress and react inappropriately to these situations where there are loud