Things They Carried Reflective Essay

Is seeing believing? America has been made off of violence and death. In the past we have had wars after wars and most of us don’t even know why. However, our government makes it seem like everything’s good and we are in peace now when really were not. As regular civilians we don’t get to know what actually is going on and why were in conflicts with foreign countries. Fictional literature is one of the only things we have that gives us deeper meaning in events that we usually don’t get to learn about. It takes us to another world where were invited to learn new about new things that the regular world can’t teach us. Fiction gives us different views on life and more analysis on the characters feelings and emotions. A fictional book could bring …show more content…
Many of the soldiers have relationship issues before and after the war. They struggle telling the truth to their family members what happened during the war but they don’t want them to know the truth. For example, “Daddy, tell the truth," Kathleen can say, "did you ever kill anybody?" And I can say, honestly, "Of course not." Or I can say, honestly, "Yes." (Good Form.11)O’Brien struggles telling his daughter the truth. He doesn’t want her to know the truth about war and violence at her young age. The author wants the reader to know the issues a soldier has to deal with when he goes back to civilian life. It’s not easy talking about your actions and choices during a war especially, If he’s not proud of them. The last quote I found was, “....My daughter Kathleen tells me it 's an obsession, that I should write about a little girl who finds a million dollars and spends it all on a Shetland pony. In a way, I guess, she 's right: I should forget it. But the thing about remembering is that you don 't forget….” (Spin.13) This quote proves that even the soldier’s loved ones realize they are still struggling were their past issues. This author states this to show that their past haunt them even to this