The arguments that come out of this book as delievered by Jon Krakauer center around Pat’s death while serving in the Army. Arguments arose about the way the government portrayed Pat Tillman’s death to his family and to the rest of the world. Pat Tillman’s death originally wasn’t accurately disclosed as being caused by friendly fire, in which it was, but rather it was told to have been caused by the natural evils of combat and of our countries enemies. President Bush used Pat’s story as a way to promote his administration’s foreign policy. Thus leaving American’s to become conspirious about the truths of war and ethics in the Federal Government.
Bourne, on the other hand, used to be an emotionless and fearless killer but in the end he turned out to be good man. While struggling with their life and professions, Ross and Bourne both arrived at a time wherein they started a rebellious stage against their superiors that brought them obstacles that freed them in the end. As trained soldier and perfect hit man, both Ross and Bourne always do what they are told until they became their own side. At the warfront, Robert Ross was controlled by his commander and all he could do was follow every instruction that was told. It is evident when he and his men were instructed by Captain Leather to go to the crater.
Jacob’s Mind Jacobs’s Ladder is a 1990 psychological horror film about a troubled Vietnam War veteran trying to deal with post-war life. Throughout the movie Jacob Singer, played by Tim Robbins, has a difficult time being able to differentiate between real life and what’s just happening in his mind. The viewer has a hard time telling the difference as well, due to the fact that the director, Adrian Lyne, chose a choppy narrative style filled with flashbacks and flash-forward’s to tell Jacob’s story. Although the choppy narrative style chosen by the director confuses its viewers as to what is real and what is only in Jacob’s head, it is the best way to tell Jacob’s story. The film makes you think about what is really happening and what is only in Jacob’s mind, therefore the narrative style itself could be a representation for what’s happening inside Jacob’s head.
An Ethnographic Study of Vietnam Veterans Given the opportunity to study an ethnographic subculture, I decided to examine a group of people who have been some of the greatest heroes and yet, least rewarded people in United States history, Vietnam veterans. I have always been interested in learning about veteran war history as my grandfather was a veteran of the Korean War, my friend’s dad was in World War II, and my uncle Juan is a veteran of the Vietnam War. However, it was only after talking to my uncle recently that I decided to concentrate my focus on the Vietnam War specifically due to the fact that it is a war which differed greatly in many ways from any other in U.S. history. Vietnam veterans have always been looked upon differently than other veterans of war because they fought for a cause that was heavily debated and extremely controversial on the home front. Vietnam posed the first situation where a great number of people dodged the draft by fleeing to Canada because they did not agree with the purpose of the war.
By doing so, he influenced the others that were against desegregation before, and helped them to understand that no matter a persons color it is okay to communicate and help one another. Forrest changed the lives of many African Americans and how they were viewed. After he graduated college, he joined the Army and was sent off to fight in the Vietnam war. Forrest was a dedicated solider, he always followed orders without hesitation or questions asked. While in battle, many of his troop members were killed by the vitnameese army, but the people the remained Forrest rescued from the battle field and returned them to safety.
DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM A Documentary direct by Bill Couturie DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam is a 1987 documentary, directed by Bill Couturié. The film uses real letters written by US soldiers and archive footage, the film creates a highly personal experience of the Vietnam War. * This video provides us with a glimpse into what it was like in the jungles of Vietnam. What the soldiers had to endure and what their state of mind was when writing home to their loved ones. I believe war wreaks havoc in a soldier’s life and each one handles their situation differently.
Patrick O’Rourke ENG 101 - M & W 4:00 – 5:15 “A Serviceman’s Story” Few things on the earth are more terrible than war, seeing families and communities torn apart for reasons that aren’t always clear. It takes a certain kind of person to have the bravery to volunteer to be a soldier in one of the most infamous conflicts in American history, the Vietnam War. That is why I chose to interview a close friend of my grandfather – Les Herman. While my grandfather was not in the war, he has heard many stories from Les over the years and advised me that he would be an interesting person to interview. He was not wrong in that respect, Les is a great man that has led an eventful life.
The Things They Carried The book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is about a Vietnam War veteran who explains the life changing events that the members of Alpha Company as well as himself had experienced and witnessed before, during and after the Vietnam War and how these gruesome memories had impacted the lives of these soldiers. Things they will never forget and can’t seem to let go of. Although this is a fictional book it gives the reader a sense of imagery while reading, making you apart of these war events that go on in these soldiers minds. O’Brien seems to capture these dramatic moments through his writing of stories and structure in which he wrote them in, capturing the ‘truth’ of war. O’Brien begins his book by describing the things the men at war would carry with them which was a ton.
Kattie Shull Katherine Minott English 102 August 24, 2012 The Things They Carried The Things They Carried was written by O’Brien and was published in 1986. O’Brien was drafted into the Vietnam War which gives him some knowledge on war and what happens during it. In this short story he wrote about Lieutenant Cross and how he was in love with a women named Martha. He was also the leader of his squad and was always on lookout for the enemy since he was responsible for his men’s lives. Cross is responsible for the death of Lavenders life because he was day dreaming of Martha, not keeping his mind on War and he loved Martha more than he loved his men therefore his only way to keep his mind clear he was to burn the letters that Martha
I didn’t pick a specific passage for the author’s tone; I read the book and got the overview of the tone instead because the tone is so bipolar throughout the book due to the multiple soldiers in it. The Things They Carried by Tom O’Brien is a powerful outlook on the experiences of “grunts” or low-ranked soldiers in the Vietnam War and after the war. The author was a grunt during the late 60s in the Vietnam War, so his book is concurrently a group of fictional short stories, a war autobiography, and writer's memoir. O’Brien made it very clear that his book was to be considered a work of fiction. O'Brien immediately and most likely deliberately blurs the line between fact and fiction by dedicating the novel to certain individuals that the reader soon discovers