Jimmy Cross Vietnam War

Jimmy Cross’ Guilt Vietnam. The time of uncertain war. The time of the draft. The time of guilt and the time of guilt-ridden veterans, some of which suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a psychological reaction to a traumatic event such as warfare (Watson 205). The fictitious Jimmy Cross, from Tim O‘Brien‘s The Things They Carried was First Lieutenant and Platoon Leader of the Alpha Company. Through his college’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, he was thrust into the Vietnam War only to be confronted with betrayal guilt: guilt for loving Martha, Cross’ lady-love who is back at home attending college in New Jersey, and guilt for the death of Ted Lavender, one of the men in his platoon who died…show more content…
"Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965." American Historical Review 113.1 (Feb. 2008): 129-132. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 13 Sep. 2009. http://proxy.library.ndsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31138144&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Opp, Roy E., and Anne Y. Samson. "Taxonomy of guilt for combat veterans." Professional Psychology: Research and Practice 20.3 (June 1989): 159-165. PsycARTICLES. EBSCO. 13 Sep. 2009. http://proxy.library.ndsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=pro-20-3-159&site=ehost-live&scope=site. Roy Opp writes about guilt specific to veterans. He goes in depth about how guilt serves these men and women and the different types. He explains survivor, demonic, moral/spiritual, betrayal/abandonment, and superman/superwoman guilt, each from cognitive, affective, and behavioral perspectives. He also goes on to describe specific behavioral syndromes associated with treatment for these guilt types. Opp details guildelines and treatment stratagies to be used with patients suffering from these types of guilt. He focuses on Vietnam combat…show more content…
2006): 199-200. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 13 Sep. 2009. http://proxy.library.ndsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22331820&site=ehost-live&scope=site. In the article “Selective Service Overview,” the author reports on the Selective Service System. He details how the Selective Service System was instituted in 1948, suspended in 1975 and reinstated in 1980 and argues that since its reinstatement, registration has provided a hedge against underestimating the needs of the armed forces. He includes a brief history of the draft during the Vietnam war and goes in depth on the early lotteries to improvements towards the end of the war. "Vietnam War Facts." Officer Review Magazine 44.6 (Jan. 2005): 15-15. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 13 Sep. 2009.