Tim O'Brien's writing constantly seeks to give meaning to the events that happened in Vietnam. Create a written portrait of Tim O'Brien using three or four carefully selected passages that describe the narrator's inner thoughts as evidence to support your ideas. What does each reveal about his concerns, hopes, and fears? How do certain word choices reveal the way he sees the world?
Duty, moral, and memories—The Things They carried
“War is hell”, like Tim O’Brien said, the war destroyed countless things no matter lives or moral. As an Anti-war person, the war changed his life in multiple ways. When the paradoxical choice comes, O’Brien needs someone to witness his choice, or shares his pain; war took away humanity, but O’Brien used his last …show more content…
As the character who does not support the Vietnam War, Tim gets lost when he received the enlistment notice. He decided to escape from the war, at this specific moment, the appearance of Elory changed Tim’s life of direction. “He was a witness, like God, or like the gods, who look on in absolute silence as we live our lives, as we make our choices or fail to make them.” (O’Brien 57) This is the quote that O’Brien was indecisive to make the decision of escape. After O’Brien came to Elory’s lodge, he never ask him any questions about himself, although O’Brien can find out curious from his eyes. On the last day, he cried and feeling helpless, but Elory did not make a sound, and he was neither comforting nor blame him. The paradox in O’Brien’s mind is courage and fear, which he does not want to die in the war because of he gone into it, and he fears to hold the responsibility to his family. At this moment, O’Brien was depressive because there’s no one who can share his misery in the world. Elory gives him options to let him pick the direction of his future life without any comments, and this showed O’Brien need someone who can witness his tough
Duty, moral, and memories—The Things They carried
“War is hell”, like Tim O’Brien said, the war destroyed countless things no matter lives or moral. As an Anti-war person, the war changed his life in multiple ways. When the paradoxical choice comes, O’Brien needs someone to witness his choice, or shares his pain; war took away humanity, but O’Brien used his last …show more content…
As the character who does not support the Vietnam War, Tim gets lost when he received the enlistment notice. He decided to escape from the war, at this specific moment, the appearance of Elory changed Tim’s life of direction. “He was a witness, like God, or like the gods, who look on in absolute silence as we live our lives, as we make our choices or fail to make them.” (O’Brien 57) This is the quote that O’Brien was indecisive to make the decision of escape. After O’Brien came to Elory’s lodge, he never ask him any questions about himself, although O’Brien can find out curious from his eyes. On the last day, he cried and feeling helpless, but Elory did not make a sound, and he was neither comforting nor blame him. The paradox in O’Brien’s mind is courage and fear, which he does not want to die in the war because of he gone into it, and he fears to hold the responsibility to his family. At this moment, O’Brien was depressive because there’s no one who can share his misery in the world. Elory gives him options to let him pick the direction of his future life without any comments, and this showed O’Brien need someone who can witness his tough