In the chapter, On the Rainy River, of Tim O’Brien’s, The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien, the main character, is considered a coward. This is because he first ran away from the war, and his responsibility to his country, and he then chickened out and did not follow through with his plan. This is very much related to both the Declaration of Independence and Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
In this chapter, O’Brien is conflicted between not knowing what he will be fighting for when he goes to war, and feeling like he needs to meet the expectations of others and being loyal to his country. He feels that he will be ridiculed by his friends and family for running away from his responsibilities if he goes to Canada. Although he thinks that our country should not go to war without clear reasons why they are fighting. This is the main conflict of the chapter and ends in him eventually going back to face the war, thinking he is a coward for not going through with his plans of leaving. …show more content…
When they created this document, they were feeling just as O’Brien did when he was close to Canada, nervous. However O’Brien was concerned with how his friends and family members would react to him leaving, while our founding fathers were worried about what the crown would do, and what other consequences this would lead to, such as a war. This also relates to Jonathan Edwards sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, in that both the people Edwards was speaking to and O’Brien had lost their way, and were both herded back to what they thought was
In this chapter, O’Brien is conflicted between not knowing what he will be fighting for when he goes to war, and feeling like he needs to meet the expectations of others and being loyal to his country. He feels that he will be ridiculed by his friends and family for running away from his responsibilities if he goes to Canada. Although he thinks that our country should not go to war without clear reasons why they are fighting. This is the main conflict of the chapter and ends in him eventually going back to face the war, thinking he is a coward for not going through with his plans of leaving. …show more content…
When they created this document, they were feeling just as O’Brien did when he was close to Canada, nervous. However O’Brien was concerned with how his friends and family members would react to him leaving, while our founding fathers were worried about what the crown would do, and what other consequences this would lead to, such as a war. This also relates to Jonathan Edwards sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, in that both the people Edwards was speaking to and O’Brien had lost their way, and were both herded back to what they thought was