He Killed: A Short Story

Let’s examine the short story of “Killings” by Andre Dubus. The story begins on a warm August day with the burial of Matt and Ruth Fowler’s youngest son Frank. Frank was only twenty-one: “twenty-one years, eight months, and four days” (Dubus, “Killings” 107). Attending the funeral were Matt, his wife Ruth, their eldest son Steve, his wife, their middle daughter Cathleen and her husband. Frank was buried in a cemetery on a hill in Massachusetts overlooking the Merrimack. Across from the cemetery is an “apple orchard with symmetrically planted trees going up a hill” (107), a symbol of how nice and serene the cemetery actually is and the peace Frank now has. Matt’s family is extremely distraught over the murder of their youngest

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The Man I Killed is the story of the man that Tim O’Brien killed. However, this story is not true. He later mentions that he did not in fact kill the man, yet he was present and that was enough. This story, according to him, is told to show the reader how he feels, because O’Brien feels as though the truth is that by doing nothing, he killed the man, so in his story, he does kill the man. Imagery is the biggest literary device seen in this story, but diction also helps make the story seem more true, it helps the reader to truly believe that O’Brien did in fact throw the grenade that killed the man. This story is told from O’Brien’s point of view, which would be first person, despite the fact that the word “I” is

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Kiowa was against it, he felt like it was wrong and since he was religious he felt like setting up camp and base of operations in a church was bad news. Dobbins however wasn’t all that religious, he believed in god but it was just being nice to people that mattered to him. Kiowa grew up loving churches and carrying The Bible around but Dobbins hated churches.

Plot is defined as, "the authors arrangement of incidents in a story it is the organizing principle that controls the controls the order of events (Meyer,64)." The element of plot is heavily relied on in the short story, "The Killings" by Andre Dubus. The plot which is completely made inside the imagination of an author (Meyer,64), gives the audience important insight to people, places, and events in the story (Meyer,64) . "The Killings" provides a somewhat conventional plot pattern, where the character is confronted with a problem and is then led into a climax, which late leads to the resolution of the story (Meyer,65). The conventional plot is easy to follow and serves as a basis for movies and other

A parent never wants to hurt somebody, but once a person hurts their kids- they need to hurt somebody. Andre Dubus’ short story, “ Killings” begins with Matt and Ruth Fowler attending their 21-year-old son, Franks, funeral. The reasoning behind his death was because Frank had been dating Mary Anne Strout, soon- to- ex wife and mother of Richard Strout’s two kids. Franks first encounters with Richard results in a fight. This act caused Franks parents, especially Ruth, to question their son’s relationship with the older woman. After Frank refused to end the relationship, Richard proceeded to get his vengeance by shooting Frank in front of Mary Anne, and the two young sons. Matt couldn’t stand the thought of Frank’s killer walking freely on the streets

The most important aspect of the Latin American culture has everything to do with honor. Women have the biggest responsibility when it comes to honor. Losing your honor might undoubtedly portray as the worst deed in this culture. In a Chronicle of a Death Foretold the author Gabriel Marquez demonstrates the horrifying actions taken when losing one’s honor. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the events that occurred in the novel and compare them to the same the culture and also the outcomes of going against your religion in different cultures.

When the truth seems too good to be true should people still believe it? When people explain episodes from the war or certain details the claims at times can become too crazy, which makes them unbelievable. In addition to being unbelievable, the state of being truthful can sometimes be extremely hurtful. This causes people to branch away from the truth and even make stories easier on the ears. Ultimately, most people enjoy hearing stories that sound truthful and have some kind of moral, yet the truth can be hard to accept.

In the novel “The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien, there is a chapter by the name of “The Man I Killed.” Within this chapter, O'Brien narrates in one of his memories from the Vietnam War. The memory he depicts is of a Viet Cong soldier whom he has killed, using immense detail to describe the wounds.O'Brien imagines the life story of the Vietnamese soldier, envisioning that might have felt it was his duty as a citizen to protect the land and his people. While O'Brien is picturing the man's hopes and dreams, Azar interrupts his thoughts and makes a comment essentially congratulating O'Brien on killing the soldier, while Kiowa is more understanding and tells Azar to leave as he is aware that O'Brien is clearly upset. Kiowa tries to get O'Brien to stop staring at the dead man by offering justifications as to why he had to kill the man. O’Brien is still lost in his own head though, continuing to imagine the life the man could have had, had O'Brien not shot him. Kiowa continues to try to get O'Brien to talk but with to no avail.

Traditionally, women have been known as the less dominant sex. They have been stereotyped as being only housewives and bearers of the children. Many interesting characters in literature are conceived from the tension women have faced with men. This tension is derived from men; society, in general; and within a woman herself. Kate Chopin‘s short story, “The Story of an Hour”, focus on a woman’s dilemma near the turn of the 19th century. Contradicting the “normal” or sad assumption of death, “The Story of an Hour” illustrates the significance of death representing freedom. The Story narrates about an hour of Louise Mallard’s life, as she tries to understand, and deal with her feelings of her husbands death.

In his narratives, Tim intentionally fictionalizes the war experience to illustrate the personal effect the war had, not only on the soldiers but also, the outsiders. He makes sure to mention every detail, even the insignificant little ones, like the things they carried into battle, consisting of their mundane necessities like extra rations or tranquilizers, to U.S. stationeries like Sterno and tanning lotions, to infections and diseases, such as malaria and dysentery. Through story truth, Tim also reveals the psychological burdens they carried; they carried the land of Vietnam, the orange-red dusty soil, the sky, the gravity; they carried the whole atmosphere. They also hauled in the weight of memory, the small hope of getting out alive,

Much can be interpreted by what people write.  The great thing about interpretations is that different writings can be interpreted differently.  Just like in the writings by Tim O'Brien.  His book titled "The Things They Carried," is a very deep and touching collection of stories about the Vietnam War.  The book is written, as a whole under the title "The Things They Carried," but is a collection of many people’s experiences in this destructive war.  One story that is a touching and very intriguing is titled, "The Man I Killed."  If anyone knows anything about Vietnam it is that many lives where lost in this disastrous war.

In this poem, ‘The Man He Killed’, the poet Thomas Hardy explores a complex theme, which is war, using the simplest language. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the thoughts and opinions Hardy has on war.

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