In the first sentence where he says “ I gripped the edge of the boat and leaned forward and thought, Now. I did try. It just wasn't possible.” He still has some feeling left inside that he should escape and go to Canada and left all the problems behind his back.
In the second phase where he says “ All those eyes on me,” is an imagery. As, it was told in the beginning of the story the way his community want him to join the war. It a pressure for him it just feels like the entire town and the universe are putting lots of pressure on him. The way his communities put a pressure on him if he didn’t join the Vietnam war, it would just be an embarrassment. As well as, the way he expresses that feeling by “It was as if there were an audience to
In the second phase where he says “ All those eyes on me,” is an imagery. As, it was told in the beginning of the story the way his community want him to join the war. It a pressure for him it just feels like the entire town and the universe are putting lots of pressure on him. The way his communities put a pressure on him if he didn’t join the Vietnam war, it would just be an embarrassment. As well as, the way he expresses that feeling by “It was as if there were an audience to