Dialectical Journal- The Things They Carried and Into the...

Lily Cooke AP Lang Summer Dialectical Journal The Things They Carried- Tim O’Brien 1) â€Å"They carried the soldier’s greatest fear, which was the fear of blushing. Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to. It was what had brought them to the war in the first place, nothing positive, no dreams of glory or honor, just to avoid the blush of dishonor. They died so as not to die of embarrassment† (O’Brien 20). This quote in the first chapter of the book sets the overall tone. The author Tim O’Brien uses his language through out the book in an extremely straightforward manner. He does not sugar coat the way going to war and being in a war is. He does not use stories of heroes,†¦show more content†¦While on the other hand, Jensen let Strunk live, which did not follow through with their agreement. Either choice that Jensen could’ve made he takes all the blame. This proves how even though Jensen should be mourning the death of his friend; his first thought was that Strunk would’ve ended up dea d either way. This, in Dave Jensen’s eyes, verifies that he did not make the wrong choice. O’Brien quickly jumps to Strunk’s death in this paragraph. At first, he describes Strunk being taken away by the helicopter and then straight after, this quote was written. Throughout this novel, O’Brien’s usage of language and his own style are concise and clear. He quickly jumps to Strunk’s death because there was nothing else left to be said. The most important message to get across to the reader is the sense of guilt that 4) â€Å"He was a slim, dead, almost dainty young man of about twenty. He lay one leg bent beneath him, his jaw in his throat, his face neither expressive nor inexpressive. One eye was shut. The other was a star-shaped hole† (O’Brien 124). blinds the rest of the events and occurrences when at war. O’Brien clearly shows the reader this when Dave Jensen was blinded by his own guilt and felt better when his friend passed away. I admired how O’Brien in one simple quote said so much about how guilt controls a soldier during war. O’Brien isShow MoreRelatedSummary Of The Scarlet Letter 1941 Words   |  8 PagesVarun Ramaswamy Ms. Kimbrough English III AP – 7th 4 November 2014 The Scarlet Letter Ch. 13 - 24 Dialectical Journals Quotations Response Chapter 13 â€Å"Such helpfulness†¦so much power to do and power to sympathize†¦ [interprets] the scarlet A by its original signification.† (Hawthorne 323) This quote is evidently significant since it shows the fact that as the chapter suggests the general people’s new viewpoint which they are starting to see of Hester; of her diligence which proves to be much moreRead MoreExistentialism vs Essentialism23287 Words   |  94 Pages------------------------------------------------- Essentialism vs. Existentialism Essentialism: A belief that things have a set of characteristics that make them what they are, amp; that the task of science and philosophy is their discovery amp; expression; the doctrine that essence is prior to existence While, Existentialism:A philosophical theory or approach, that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free amp; responsibleRead MoreStarbucks Business Plan31663 Words   |  127 Pagesactors view claims that man should be seen both as a particle and a wave with indefinite freedom. As creators of knowledge in this view one must never stand outside in order to observe. Because if one participate oneself then one will notice that things are moving around by one’s own choice. To talk about actor in the actors view is off course sensible. It indicates an interest in people as intentional, that is, as active, reflective and creative individuals. The thoughts and ideas behind the actorsRead MoreOrganizational Behaviour Analysis28615 Words   |  115 Pagesnotes. Organisational Analysis: Notes and Essays Page v Organisational Theory Introduction to the Workshop This workshop is not primarily about management of organisations, but about organisations and people. There is actually no such thing as ‘management theory’ in terms of a separable area of study, and what normally goes under that rubric is really an ideological stance vis-à  -vis more general consideration of organisational and human phenomena. Most of the main elements are taken fromRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 PagesTo Donnaree, my wife, and Donnisa, my daughter, the two persons around whom my life revolves; and to the ancestors whose struggles have enabled us to survive and thrive This page intentionally left blank Foreword One of the most useful things about Ennis Edmondss Rastafari: From Outcasts to Culture Bearers is that it correctly traces the connection between the emergence of Rastafarianism and the history of resistance and black consciousness that has been part of the Jamaican experience