War is a picture that is often painted with the wrong colors. People may think they understand what war is but they are comletley worng. War is not something that you simply understand. You may try to figure it out but you’ll never understand war unless you’ve experienced it firsthand. War isn’t what the media says it is. War isn’t about the good guys winning and saving the day like some movies will have you believe. Its much more complex than that. The story titled “How to Tell a True War Story” , written by Tim O’Brien shows us the unforgiving and cruel nature of war.
The grim tone of the story lets us know the depressing atmosphere occurring in the war. It also helps us better understand the negative impact war has on soldiers. One of the …show more content…
“A nature hike , they thought not even a war, so they went off into the shade of some giant trees –-- quadruple canopy, no sunlight at all --- and they were jiggling and calling each other motherfucker and playing a silly game they’d invented.” At the beginning of passage Rat Kiley starts off with kid mentality and acts like a goof ball and avoids taking the war seriously and just treats it like a game instead . As the war progresses, Rat’s attitude begins to change. After his friend Curt Lemon got blown up after setting of a mine while he and Rat were playing around, Rat’s innocence seems to be taken away. He no longer is the same goofy kid from the begging of the war. Now he’s a violent and unhappy man. His lack of innocence is shown when he kills and tortures the baby water buffalo.
The true nature of war is something that is easy to explain but hard to understand. People are never the same after experiencing war. You won’t come out as the same person after going through war.The horrible things you will experience during combat will mold you into a different person. Your perspective toward things will change. Your attitude towards life will change. You will be desentitized . You will be dehumanized. War changes people . War is unforgivning . War is hell on
The grim tone of the story lets us know the depressing atmosphere occurring in the war. It also helps us better understand the negative impact war has on soldiers. One of the …show more content…
“A nature hike , they thought not even a war, so they went off into the shade of some giant trees –-- quadruple canopy, no sunlight at all --- and they were jiggling and calling each other motherfucker and playing a silly game they’d invented.” At the beginning of passage Rat Kiley starts off with kid mentality and acts like a goof ball and avoids taking the war seriously and just treats it like a game instead . As the war progresses, Rat’s attitude begins to change. After his friend Curt Lemon got blown up after setting of a mine while he and Rat were playing around, Rat’s innocence seems to be taken away. He no longer is the same goofy kid from the begging of the war. Now he’s a violent and unhappy man. His lack of innocence is shown when he kills and tortures the baby water buffalo.
The true nature of war is something that is easy to explain but hard to understand. People are never the same after experiencing war. You won’t come out as the same person after going through war.The horrible things you will experience during combat will mold you into a different person. Your perspective toward things will change. Your attitude towards life will change. You will be desentitized . You will be dehumanized. War changes people . War is unforgivning . War is hell on