The Operator Summary

I will be using the narrative, The Operator by Robert O'neill for my ICE. The main character is Robert O'neill, who grew up in Montana. He eventually decides that he wants to join the marines, but a Navy recruiter recommends that he could become a Navy Seal and do similar things. The story discusses the training that O'neill goes through and some of missions that he deploys on. He loses many of his fellow SEALs along his journey and he and his team evolve as they go on more missions, by creating new tactics. O'neill was the one who killed Osama bin Laden, and America had celebrated because it felt like vengeance for 9/11. The author's word choice is able to take the reader into the action in Afghanistan and inside of a Navy SEAL's head. My favorite part of this book was reading the tactics that O'neill and his team used and how Navy SEALs act …show more content…
The protagonist, Mitch Rapp is a top college lacrosse player, who was selected to participate in intense training, because of his excellent talent and abilities. He is looked down upon in the beginning by Stan Hurley, one of the instructors, who is jealous of Mitch's talents. The training is suppose to turn these recruits into "killers", which consists of sparring, shooting, and physical training. Since Mitch excels in sparring and PT, he is selected to travel to Europe to target American threats. The problem is that no one is suppose to know that he exists and he cannot received help from the government. This leads to a bigger problem when Hurley is captured, and Mitch is given the mission to rescue the abusive man from his training. I like how Mitch does not always follows the rules, but he still gets the job done. It is also interesting how Mitch is a tough man, but he still allows his emotions take over his actions. I did not like how this book is part of a series, and that I will have to read the entire series to learn Mitch's entire