For example we read the specific gear that is humped by each man. For one soldier, Mitchell Sanders only had a few lines about what he is described, “… the RTO, carried condoms.” (O 'Brian) It isn’t very hard to guess what kind of man Mitchell is after reading that. We also see Henry Dobbins as a “big man” carry a huge machine gun and is said to love the extra rations he holds also. We can see that Tim O’Brian wants us to make characters seem more human and almost relatable through the gear that these soldiers each carry. We see Kiowa “a devote Baptist” carry a bible and “his grandfather’s old hunting hatchet.” (O 'Brian) From this brief description one can say this character is a god fearing man who holds on to the past. Because of the kind of materialism that is shown, we can see exactly what kind of men these soldiers are without an author going into the minds of each
For example we read the specific gear that is humped by each man. For one soldier, Mitchell Sanders only had a few lines about what he is described, “… the RTO, carried condoms.” (O 'Brian) It isn’t very hard to guess what kind of man Mitchell is after reading that. We also see Henry Dobbins as a “big man” carry a huge machine gun and is said to love the extra rations he holds also. We can see that Tim O’Brian wants us to make characters seem more human and almost relatable through the gear that these soldiers each carry. We see Kiowa “a devote Baptist” carry a bible and “his grandfather’s old hunting hatchet.” (O 'Brian) From this brief description one can say this character is a god fearing man who holds on to the past. Because of the kind of materialism that is shown, we can see exactly what kind of men these soldiers are without an author going into the minds of each