1. Back From War, but Not Really Home by Caroline Alexander from the New York Times shows the mindset of Veterans and how they have a feeling of dislocation when returning home. The veterans that made it home alive feel as though they should’ve fought with everything they had until they were no longer standing because people tend to find it easier to honor the dead veterans. The veteran’s that return from war are usually scarred and coming home can’t remove that scar.
2. Alexander connects the Odyssey to the idea that Veterans come home expecting their lives to be just the same as it was before only to find that everything has changed. Veterans come with a different view because of the effects of the wars that have traumatized them. When
2. Alexander connects the Odyssey to the idea that Veterans come home expecting their lives to be just the same as it was before only to find that everything has changed. Veterans come with a different view because of the effects of the wars that have traumatized them. When