analyzed is the theme on how important friendships are to these soldiers in the novel. The soldiers of the Alpha Company all use either emotions or an object to feel secure and to survive the war. For example‚ Jimmy Cross uses a picture of Martha‚ Kiowa has a bible‚ and Henry Dobbins sleeps with a pantyhose. Out of all‚ the friendship these soldiers have with each other helped them cope with the horrendous events of the war. “It’s a hard thing to explain to somebody who hasn’t felt it‚ but the presence
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characters so that we picture them by the objects they carry. For Example‚ Ted Lavender carries marijuana and tranquilizers to keep calm. This reveals that he is consistently nervous. Also‚ Henry Dobbins is exceptionally large so he carries extra rations. Kiowa is revealed to be religious by the description of the illustrated New Testament that he carries. Some of the things that the men carry are common such as a two-pound poncho‚ weapons‚ ammunition‚ etc. The things they
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Many successful authors use a particular writing style technique in which certain words are chosen to enhance and draw the reader into the story and play on their raw emotions. Some of these words are ambiguous in nature and have an “inexplicable or inexactness in meaning‚ and are capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways” (“Ambiguous”). Multiple meanings of the word‚ “carry‚” are used to successfully accomplish this goal throughout chapter one by the author‚ Tim O’Brien
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like any other man. Even when he was folded in with the war‚ he was part of the waste‚ he would not give up or let it destroy him. He was a person who would put other first before himself. The author also shows not cowardice when he writes‚ “ Kiowa was almost completely under… There were flares and mortar rounds‚ and the stink was everywhere--it was inside him‚ in his lung.” (O’Brien ). This quote shows Norman didn’t seem to want to save his friend according to the way he describe the moment
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On the other hand he might of also wrote this book to confesses the things that he did and the things that others did. He wrote this book to show that war is not a game. One of the things that he reveals is that he was actually the one that killed Kiowa. This was something that he did not say on another book that he had written
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From these two chapters‚ it helped shows real character of Norman Bowker because he’s one of the person that doesn’t like to express his feelings too. From what I read he’s a very caring because the death of his friend caused so much pain for him where he didn’t let it go even after the war due to he wasn’t being a good leader. “The truth‚” Norman Bowker would’ve said‚ “is I let the guy go” (147). This shows that he took a while to tell the real reason why he wasn’t able to earn the Silver Star because
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not see him in a different light. Despite the traumatic experiences‚ soldiers also make an effort to have a different view on their time spent in war‚ as though they are trying to justify the peril they suffered through. In the story it indicates “Kiowa tried to tell me that it was a good kill‚ that I was a soldier and this
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I don’t actually write books or this column on Native American issues for a living. At my regular job‚ I cover defense and homeland security topics for an industry magazine. These two diverse beats intersected recently when I participated on a blogger’s roundtable phone call with Army aviation officials. Among the recent developments the senior leaders of the branch wanted to pass on was the bestowing of the official nickname for the extended range/multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle. For those
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land belonged to our fathers; but when I go up to the river I see camps of soldiers here on its bank. These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that‚ my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry.”(Santana‚ Chief of the Kiowas‚ 1867) This was a drastic change to the Native Americans because they were used to living in the environment prior to having other people move in. On the reservation‚ they were not able to hunt buffalo or able to roam around as they did before.
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Norman Bowker had a strong feeling the death of a friend‚ Kiowa‚ in the war was his fault. He believes he could have received the Silver Star medal for saving Kiowa but has failed himself and friend. Because of his failure‚ he senses there is a lack of courage in himself. Once Norman Bowker was home‚ all he would do is drive around in circles representing him
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