In “The Man I Killed,” Tim O'Brien believed that the man he killed was an academic who exhibits signs of weakness as a person. I think he believes the man was an academic, because he did not look like the common soldier. For example, his fingernails were clean, he was young, and he looked scared. He did not seem like he knew what he was doing, or that he was focused on his tasks. He was carelessly walking, not ready to approach an enemy. I believe Tim O'Brien thought that instead of the young soldier being focused on his current situation, he was thinking of the future, or of his own future. He exhibits signs of weakness through his body structure, and facial features. In the passage, Tim O’Brien described him as “A slim, dead, almost dainty
