I perceived the tone as dark, chilling, disturbing, troubling and just overall very traumatic.
How about in "The Sniper"? How traumatic do you think it is to find out that you have shot and killed your own brother? And just a few seconds before you were proud of what you had just done thinking of it as an accomplishment.
I agree about the tone...and even hopeless. I mean, he watches and observes all of these horrific things...and then he is expected to function in society as normal?? The last two paragraphs really seem to be monotone and matter of fact...as though there is no hope for him.
As for "The Sniper," imagine what the rest of the story would have been like if it had not ended there? i think he would be very traumatized AND angry with himself...I mean he actually PLOTTED in a very clever way to outsmart his enemy so that he could defeat him...only to find that he "outsmarted" his brother. I'll bet he wished that he had been shot instead. Also, his reaction to his enemy falling almost FORESHADOWS that the enemy is his brother...he felt immediate remorse for killing him, which sets up his realization. Given his earlier intensity, the reader would expect him to feel excitement over the defeat...
Here's another question: how did the soldiers in "The Things They Carried" feel about it when their fellow soldiers shot themselves just to get sent home early?
I think the soldiers understood why others would shoot themselves. They couldn't take the horrific violence of the war, but at the same time, I think that they felt kind of shameful, because they were taking an easy way out of the war and the whole reason they went was because they didn't want to be embarrassed.
How about from "Reflection at the Vietnam Memorial"... Describe how the Wall is like a phone book.
Double check the bottom of page 490 in regards to how they felt when other soldiers shot themselves...
The wall is a phone book metaphorically, right? We scan until we find the name we want...and we "call" them? What do you think it is like for people when they finally find the name of their loved one on the wall? Actually seeing it there...
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What about the question...what is the tone of "Vietnam: What I Remember"?
I perceived the tone as dark, chilling, disturbing, troubling and just overall very traumatic.
How about in "The Sniper"? How traumatic do you think it is to find out that you have shot and killed your own brother? And just a few seconds before you were proud of what you had just done thinking of it as an accomplishment.
I agree about the tone...and even hopeless. I mean, he watches and observes all of these horrific things...and then he is expected to function in society as normal?? The last two paragraphs really seem to be monotone and matter of fact...as though there is no hope for him.
As for "The Sniper," imagine what the rest of the story would have been like if it had not ended there? i think he would be very traumatized AND angry with himself...I mean he actually PLOTTED in a very clever way to outsmart his enemy so that he could defeat him...only to find that he "outsmarted" his brother. I'll bet he wished that he had been shot instead. Also, his reaction to his enemy falling almost FORESHADOWS that the enemy is his brother...he felt immediate remorse for killing him, which sets up his realization. Given his earlier intensity, the reader would expect him to feel excitement over the defeat...
Here's another question: how did the soldiers in "The Things They Carried" feel about it when their fellow soldiers shot themselves just to get sent home early?
I think the soldiers understood why others would shoot themselves. They couldn't take the horrific violence of the war, but at the same time, I think that they felt kind of shameful, because they were taking an easy way out of the war and the whole reason they went was because they didn't want to be embarrassed.
How about from "Reflection at the Vietnam Memorial"... Describe how the Wall is like a phone book.
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Double check the bottom of page 490 in regards to how they felt when other soldiers shot themselves...
The wall is a phone book metaphorically, right? We scan until we find the name we want...and we "call" them? What do you think it is like for people when they finally find the name of their loved one on the wall? Actually seeing it there...
i believe that once the people find their loved one in the book they would be in some sort of shock. Just realizing that it really happened.
Why are the parents so happy and joyful while there haveing a picnic in the middle of a war zone?
yes the tone in this book is very graphic and detailed about the reality of the war to him. It creates a dark and disturbing setting for the war.
Would you feel the same as Ted Lavender if you were in the same spot as him?
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