Pages 20-21 in the novel "The Yellow Birds" written by Kevin Powers demonstrates how war can force some to act against their own will. In the extract, the main character and narrator, John Bartle is faced with conflict, and based on his thoughts and actions, clearly shows the reader just how war can make someone act completely in an opposite way to how they might feel about the situation.
'A man ran behind a low wall in a courtyard and looked around astonished to be alive, his weapon cradled in his arms. My first instinct was to yell out to him, "You made it buddy, keep going," but I remembered how odd it would be to say a thing like that.' In this extract from page 20, we can understand that John isn't the cold hearted brute that we'd expect
'A man ran behind a low wall in a courtyard and looked around astonished to be alive, his weapon cradled in his arms. My first instinct was to yell out to him, "You made it buddy, keep going," but I remembered how odd it would be to say a thing like that.' In this extract from page 20, we can understand that John isn't the cold hearted brute that we'd expect