Tim O 'Brien's Failure Of Consciousness'

“Every action we take has a consequence, sometimes it’s best to consider the consequence before we take action.” But sometimes some actions are influenced by the situation surrounding the character, way out of this bubble is hard and the sense of “Failure of consciousness” develops inside them, as years grow. Author and former veteran of the Vietnam war Tim O’Brien mention how “Failure of Consciousness” plays in his life after all these years and stories like “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck show the different way the principle of “Failure of Consciousness” can be interpreted as. It is important to understand that everyone has a point of “Failure of Consciousness” this factor helps shape the future of the character either in a positive …show more content…
There was no real peril. Almost certainly the young man would have passed by. And it will always be that way.” Failure of consciousness in O’Brien’s perspective is his action against the young man who did not seem as a threat. He feels guilty of his action and rather this action of his was spontaneous. In the short story “Ambush”, Tim O’Brien also mentions, “Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don’t. In the ordinary hours of life I try not to dwell on it, but now and then, when I’m reading a newspaper or just sitting alone in a room, I’ll look up and see the young man coming out of the morning fog. I’ll watch him walk toward me, his shoulders slightly stooped, his head cocked to the side, and he’ll pass within a few yards of me and suddenly smile...” Tim O’Brien expresses his emotions in teams of “failure of consciousness” which in this case regards. The term “Failure of consciousness” is expressed as regards to the past and the thoughts if he could have chosen a different …show more content…
He was mourning the death of his puppy and on the other hand, Curley's wife enters the barn. She tries to comfort Lennie and allows him to stroke her hair, which would help him overcome the pleasure of the experience. Suddenly Curley's wife feels uncomfortable and her action to escape lead to Lennie breaking her neck. Lennie was unable to understand his situation when Curley's wife behaved wild when Lennie was petting her hair. Due to his failure of consciousness, Lennie did not know how to stop her and his unknowing action killed Curley's wife and regarded his action stating, "What have you done? Now George with not let me tender the rabbits." In this story failure of consciousness was done over the idea of fear, yet soon the character realizes his mistake and tries to run away from it, a feeling of regret and