Truth has many meanings but the qualities of being a logical and relatable story can stand out to someone. In The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a novel that unfolds the truths about the Vietnam war through short stories. The Vietnam war is one of the longest war's the U.S. ever participates in which lasted from 1955-1975. Furthermore, through the narration of these stories Tim O’Brien discusses about his feelings and perspective of the war. Also O’Brien writes stories that connects with ventures that has many experiences with war and people who face difficulties. Therefore, The Things They Carried is a collection of true stories because it is logical and relatable to both soldiers and people. “Enemies” and “ Friends” are
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Also this shows that Mary Anne as a women is being portrayed as a friendly, and sweet person that transforms into a hard core women, which is eventually the product of the Vietnam war. This story is logical and it relates to so many soldiers that went into war and came out traumatized. In addition, to change the article " The Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers" states, " Combat Stress Reaction as it is otherwise know Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a diagnosis made by doctors on a regular... It was due to soldiers of the Vietnam war that the disorder was discovered" (Stan Tian). This explains soldiers do experience dramatic changes such as PTSD. Mary Anne shows that it is possible because she is going through a process that is not normal for her and which harms her mentally. Moreover, people might not fight in combat everyday but they have trauma from rape, accidents, or witnessing death. Also, people will untimely be yield by negativity because of the trauma they have dealt with for several years. As a summary " Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong" represents a logical and relatable story to both soldiers and to …show more content…
O'Brien talks about the time he kills a young man but then goes in depth to a place that he expresses how it affects him by saying, " I was terrified. There were no thoughts about killing. The grenade was to make him go away- just evaporate... Even now I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't ( O'Brien 126-128). This explains that soldiers in O'Brien circumstances do experience an abundance of guilt, O'Brien as a soldiers killing maybe for the first time, did not realize that killing will actually make him feel guilt. This relates to other soldiers because there are many who have this experience, and are still trying to overcome that guilt of killing another person. Also in situations like these soldiers will imagine what that victims life will be if death did not take them. Which causes them to put more pressure on themselves because that is taking away a gift from someone. Though civilians are not soldiers they can relate to the guilt because, they might have been experienced traumatizing events that plays a massive role in their emotional behavior towards situations. Lastly, civilians face daily guilt from issues that haunt them for a period of time which sometimes determines their life because, they are fightened to face their guilt that they escape from it. All in all both circumstances are logical
Also this shows that Mary Anne as a women is being portrayed as a friendly, and sweet person that transforms into a hard core women, which is eventually the product of the Vietnam war. This story is logical and it relates to so many soldiers that went into war and came out traumatized. In addition, to change the article " The Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers" states, " Combat Stress Reaction as it is otherwise know Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a diagnosis made by doctors on a regular... It was due to soldiers of the Vietnam war that the disorder was discovered" (Stan Tian). This explains soldiers do experience dramatic changes such as PTSD. Mary Anne shows that it is possible because she is going through a process that is not normal for her and which harms her mentally. Moreover, people might not fight in combat everyday but they have trauma from rape, accidents, or witnessing death. Also, people will untimely be yield by negativity because of the trauma they have dealt with for several years. As a summary " Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong" represents a logical and relatable story to both soldiers and to …show more content…
O'Brien talks about the time he kills a young man but then goes in depth to a place that he expresses how it affects him by saying, " I was terrified. There were no thoughts about killing. The grenade was to make him go away- just evaporate... Even now I haven't finished sorting it out. Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don't ( O'Brien 126-128). This explains that soldiers in O'Brien circumstances do experience an abundance of guilt, O'Brien as a soldiers killing maybe for the first time, did not realize that killing will actually make him feel guilt. This relates to other soldiers because there are many who have this experience, and are still trying to overcome that guilt of killing another person. Also in situations like these soldiers will imagine what that victims life will be if death did not take them. Which causes them to put more pressure on themselves because that is taking away a gift from someone. Though civilians are not soldiers they can relate to the guilt because, they might have been experienced traumatizing events that plays a massive role in their emotional behavior towards situations. Lastly, civilians face daily guilt from issues that haunt them for a period of time which sometimes determines their life because, they are fightened to face their guilt that they escape from it. All in all both circumstances are logical