at the University of California, Berkley. He now works at the University of California, San Diego in the Ecology and The Behavior of Evolution Section as a semi-retired professor/geneticist. Christopher was fascinated by the stories his uncle told him about World War II which I think may have influenced him to write this book. The story that seems to have led his career is the one in which his uncle got sick in India. In 1943 his uncle got injured by a mortar-bomb splinter in his left tibia which caused a horrible leg infection.
Tim O’Brien A Coward In an attempt to relieve some shame and guilt about his involvement in the war O’Brien writes a story about himself that he has never before told anyone, titled The Rainy River. The story starts off at the summer of 1968 when he was 21 years old and was drafted to serve in the army. Before he was drafted, O’Brien had taken a stand against the war by doing things such as campaigning for the presidential campaign of anti-war advocate Eugene McCarthy and writing college newspaper editorials against the war. O’Brien recounts his thoughts on receiving a draft notice, feeling that he was not good for war and should not have to because of his educational accomplishments. O’Brien in the story tries to leave
When we met I asked my dad, “What do you think of when I say Advanced Directive?” He responded, “It’s a paper that tells the hospital what I want” (B.Carroll,personal communication, March 2,2013). I asked him to expand on that for me. He said,” You know like if I am in a coma or something and I don’t want to be kept alive on a breathing machine” (B.Carroll, personal communication, March 2,2013). I explained to my dad that he was correct in that an advanced directive let’s not only the hospital know what his wishes are but his family as well. I went into a little
Vietnam War: “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore” During the period of the Vietnam War, the media expressed their views about the phenomenon in the forms of songs, films, television episodes, and etc. The passing of a father, a husband, a son, a family member or friend to the war, is a great loss that families must cope with. Further, as citizens advocated for peace and criticized war, these songs, films, and television episodes soon become items of popular culture. A song that I have come across on the Internet when doing a search is an example of a 1970’s piece that advocates peace and criticizes war, this is a song written and composed by an American country artist Dolly Parton in 1970, “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore.” Dolly Parton is a famous artist that is much known for country music in today’s time; and as she stood out as a known current artist I had decided to take a look at her song and really enjoyed it as it is very clear that she is expressing the reality of that period of time. The specific message that this item is conveying is of a woman reflecting on old memories of her expired husband due to the war, further understanding that she must tell her children that “Daddy Won’t Be Home Anymore.” The general message that this work is delivering is that the loss of someone in war affects the lives of others, in this showing that peace is necessary because war causes harm to many in all sorts of ways.
This story is what I will be telling my kids and grandkids about when they are learning about this war in their history class. New York Times reporter Chris Hedges says, “We forget what war is about, what it does to those who wage it and those who suffer from it. Those who hate war the most, I have often found, are veterans who know it”(War In Iraq). War is started, then often forgot about. We forget what the main purpose of this war is then continue to fight, dragging it on.
Analysis Paper: Comparing grief of the Protagonists Roberto Hill World Literature Professor Stefanovic 2 June 2008 Both stories “The man I Killed “ and “The Rite”, present the reader with the idea that even though we may be alive and healthy, a certain detachment from society may exist wherein normal communication just does not alleviate our deep seeded notion of pain and understanding. The authors, Tim O’Brien and Takenishi Hiroko, use their poetic licenses to help the reader understand the extent of their mental anguish. Tim O’Brien bases his character, Tim, on his own experience in Vietnam, and explains with great detail the thoughts and guilt that encompass his mind not long after his first kill. Takenishi’s character Aki, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb that ended WWII, welcomes reader to the: traditions, trauma, death, and haunting memories that have our protagonist in a state of arrested development. These “stream of consciousness” narratives are not in place only to convey the depth of their pain, but also a way in which the author can communicate their personal experiences and find closure from the happenings that have damaged their souls and changed their interpretation of humanity.
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
The adversity they go through varies from person to person. For First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, he had to make it through the Vietnam War alive. In this short story, “They Things They Carried,” where Lieutenant Cross draws his strength from is somewhat unclear. He seems strong at the beginning of the story, but he also seems to gain strength at the end of the short story. Personally, I fight my own internal enemies day after day, one being, the resentment and anger of having to put my grandmother into a nursing home.
Recently I read the story “My Fathers Brain What Alzheimer’s Takes Away” by Jonathan Franzen in my English 101 course. In this story Jonathan Franzen speaks about his parent’s relationship before and after Alzheimer’s, how he viewed Alzheimer’s affecting their lives and his feelings towards his father’s death. Franzen also often illustrates his mothers struggle to deal with his father’s disease and the many emotions attached to it. He talks about how his father started to forget different things which eventually turned into forgetting many everyday things. Franzen explained that his father got lost in his own neighborhood in one instance and couldn’t remember his own children’s birthdays another.
Once I heard about Woodstock, I knew I just had to go. You see, during the war in Vietnam, I was miserable. My brother had been recruited to go fight in the war. That whole experience changed me. I felt as though I wanted to make a change in the world and help to promote peace and love.