always do what they feel is right‚ this is simply untrue. People will always follow societal norms because they are the backbone of society and what people feel most comfortable doing. A piece of literature that exemplifies this On the Rainy River by Tim O’Brien; a short story that describes the events that occur after a young man is given a draft notice for the Vietnam War. Throughout the story he struggles with whether or not
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Men were drafted into war without a choice and some had even chosen to move in order to avoid this draft. One man who attempted to leave was the author‚ Tim O’Brien‚ once he saw his draft letter he soon became paranoid and thought of ways to leave the United states‚ “I was too good for this war. Too smart‚ too compassionate‚ too everything. It couldn’t happen… I was no soldier. I hated Boy Scouts. I hated camping out. I hated dirt and tents and mosquitoes. The sight of blood made me queasy.” (O’Brien
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In the story “The Man Killed” By Tim O’Brien‚ the narrator stares in silence at the man he has just murdered. He imagines all sorts of things and describes every part of him‚ from the blood running out of his wounds to his dainty long fingers. He‚ then starts telling us about his life and visualizes his past‚ present and future. The narrator envisions this man of My Khe as a scholar‚ not a fighter; he believes he is someone who went to war only to fulfill his patriotic duty. During this whole
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The Things They Carried in “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien In “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien the theme of “carrying” both physical and emotional objects by the main characters can be found in the novel. While these men carry the same standard physical army gear‚ they differentiate with personal tangible and intangible items. From Lieutenant Cross’s responsibility of his men‚ to Henry Dobbin’s girlfriend’s pantyhose for its magic‚ each man faced the war with these things attached
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to the end and even at the end still leaving your mind at an unclear standpoint. Everything in this passage is a mind game at war there is no clear view to any point given. THESIS In ‘‘The Magic Show‚’’ by Tim O’Brien he brings the meaning of comparison between writing and a mystery two things that are so different but also meet to create a similarity. Early on in O’Brien’s life he discovered that he liked performing magic he felt as if he was making
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The truth about war In the short story “Ambush”‚ the author Tim O’Brien implies that the struggles of surviving soldiers can gravely impact their lives: In the short story it states “It was a difficult moment‚ but I did what seemed right‚ which was to say “of course not‚”” (O’Brien 1222). This quote indicates he was not comfortable being honest with his daughter‚ he decided it was best to keep the actual truth‚ so she would not see him in a different light. Despite the traumatic experiences‚ soldiers
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In ‘‘The Magic Show‚’’ by Tim O’Brien he breaks down a comparison of writing to magic. Early on in O’Brien’s life he discovered that he liked performing magic he felt as if he was making miracles happen. When performing magic the outcome is based on an illusion creating a misleading appearance‚ forming something into a newly impression of reality. In magic the audience should always be wondering how the trick will end and how the magician performed the trick just as with writing an essay you lead
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Confessions of an Embarrassed Soldier Tim O’Brien’s personal short story‚ “On the Rainy River‚” evokes an inner struggle to serve‚ or to “run” to Canada. O’Brien shamefully expresses his own horrific tale of compromise of the draft in the summer of ‘68. At 21 years old‚ “young‚ yes‚ and politically naive‚” he feels “moral confusion” for the decision he has to make. O’Brien’s use of first person narration in his old age‚ evokes a sense of embarrassment which he feels for choosing to fight in
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In the story “Ambush” by Tim O’Brien‚ it is a story about a soldier having a conversation with his daughter. In the conversation‚ you can see some of the soldier weaknesses‚ strengths‚ and how his actions affected the story. Next‚ the soldier weakness are shown. The soldier in the story has a conversation with his daughter. His daughter asked “have you ever killed anybody” and the soldier lied to her to protect his reputation to his daughter. He didn’t want his daughter to think he’s a murder so
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The Things They Carried What seems like a true account of his time in war‚ Tim O ’Brien makes The Things They Carried a generalization of his own experiences in Vietnam. Through the actions of soldiers we can begin to explore the effect war has on the human condition and the toll it plays on their minds. O ’Brien makes shame and physical and emotional burdens motivation. He also plays around with the idea of ambiguous truth and how to tell true war stories. That the difference between the "happening
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