In the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story‚ by O’Brien ‚ O’Brien tend to use a lot of surrealism throughout the soldier’s stories. When the soldiers tell their story they tend to add things to it to make the story seem more fascinating to those listening to it‚ which leads to it having surrealism in it. However‚ that’s when people start to question if it’s actually true or not true ‚ that’s an answer nobody really wants to know. O’Brien stats‚ “ A true war story is never moral.” It does not instruct
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The irony in “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’Brien is that in the first line O’Brien says that “This is true” (340). And goes into the story of his friend Rat writing a letter to the sister of his friend who recently died. Then goes into how to tell a good war story and proceeds to tell his own experience with Rat Kiley and his friend Lemon. But in the end he says “All you can do is tell it one more time‚ patiently‚ adding and subtracting‚ making up a few things to get the real truth” (349)
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In the passage “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien explores the idea that the truth in a war story does not matter; only the emotions that the story is trying to relay matters. In the beginning of the passage O’Brien starts with a story about the death of a soldier‚ Curt Lemon. Lemon was playing around with his best friend‚ Rat Kiley‚ when he stepped on a hidden mine and was blown away. After the death of Lemon O’Brien brings up the idea that in a war story it is nearly impossible to separate
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How to tell a true Friend Giselle Cartagena August 15‚ 2013 Composition assignment Illustration essay A true friend is someone who sees and encourages the best in us. A true friend hard to come by and she can be the most important person in your life. A true friend is different from your casual friends in that she is the one you can turn to in difficult times and will stand by you no matter what you are going through. While casual friends are great for an occasional night out‚ your
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own. This loyalty is seen in both "How to Tell a True War Story" and "Soldiers Home". Patriotism to me is one’s natural right to show pride in being an American. Patriotism exists on different levels when taking into consideration people’s perspective on war. In comparing these two short stories the similarities were evident and stuck out like a sore thumb. The first similarity that I had encountered was that both stories gave the impression that previous to war the main characters had an enormous
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Telling a True War Story Assignment Vietnam was a place like no other. It was swarmed with presence of stories‚ some strange‚ some nefarious‚ and some just utterly incredible. But for those who think like me‚ Vietnam‚ even in its times of horror and imperfections‚ can really bring out the very true nature in someone. Like the way someone stands upon his feet after numerous bumps and blows‚ like the grit that one shows after driven against the wall — the true character of one person
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Ernest Hemingway’s “A Soldier’s Home” and Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a War Story” are both pieces focusing on war and the profound impact it has on the minds of soldiers that go through it‚ they both differ in many ways. The settings of the stories are dissimilar as “A Soldier’s Home” is set after the war‚ in a typical suburban environment in Oklahoma‚ where the protagonist grew up‚ while “How to Tell a True War Story” is set primarily in war-stricken areas in Vietnam with a few other instances set
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ and Roddy Doyle’s story‚ “Home to Harlem”‚ inspire the idea of an identity crisis of two young men because from an outsider’s perspective‚ they feel they are not good enough for their own heritage. Arnold from “True Diary” and Declan from “Home to Harlem” experience the same issues of not feeling acceptable to their own culture; they feel they are too different‚ with Declan being black and Arnold wanting more for himself‚ to be a true Indian or Irishman
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Final Exam—English 11 AP For a story to be considered a true war story‚ according to Tim O’Brien in his book The Things They Carried‚ it has to fit specific parameters set up by O’Brien himself. There has to be no moral‚ no generalizations‚ no covering up the brutality of war‚ and it doesn’t have to be real. The characters and plot points don’t have to be real or even believable this is true‚ however the story does have to portray real feelings and emotions about war‚ and not try to fancy it up by
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Elusiveness of War and the Tenuousness of Morality in Tim O’Brien’s "The Things They Carried‚" "How to Tell a True War Story‚" and "Style" In the novel The Things They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien demonstrates how exposure to the atrocities of nations at war leads to the soldiers having skewed perspectives on what is right and wrong‚ predominantly at times when the purpose of the war itself appears elusive. The ambiguity that consumes the stories of "The Things They Carried" and "How to Tell a True War Story"
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