Short Story: Jimmy's Bravery

Less than a page later, O’Brien writes about a memory involving Jimmy and Martha at a movie theatre. He recalls the movie they saw, what happened between them, and what he wishes would have happened as well. The more they occur, these flashbacks serve as a contrast acknowledging that the country of Vietnam is not the only thing that is war-torn.

First,one of the reasons one of these heroes is a hero is because he saved kids

People can be real heros when they don’t give up.. This taught me never to give up and stay helpful like Lainie. An issue in the world is that people give up too easily. But Jimmy’s mom didn’t give up that’s why she is a hero. To me this is why the mom is a

I think the author is trying to say in the book is don't be scared of most things. the stories mostly courage. you're in the Civil War and you are helping the North fight the South and you almost get killed in the battle so I think this book is about courage because I would probably be scared to death. is mostly showing me that you have to be brave and what you do in all things the problem in the story

After the death of Ted, Jimmy understands that he needs to be more focused on the war and his duty as the platoon leader. O’Brien describes the war as, “a place where men died because of

Ordinary courage is a book that tells the story of an ordinary man who is inlisted in the continental army in the revolutionary war. Joseph Plumb Martin is the young man fighting in this war, at the time he entered he was just a mere 16 year old kid but by the time his time in the continental army was up he became a man. This is a first person memoir of what it was like for a regular person living in a war zone, and dealing with the everyday fears of food shortage, low morale, and danger of attack. This is something that many people in todays world could not handle because even some of the old guys in the

“I wish I could be a hero!” Many adults in today’s society hear small children wishing they could become heroes. Children wish to be more like heroes for the reason that heroes are the type of people who risk their lives to help others. Throughout history, children have had a positive connotation with the word “hero.” The heroes many small children talk about are the fictional ones who protect cities from villains: Superman, Batman, Spiderman, and others. However, these are not the only types of heroes in today’s world. Firefighters and policemen are also considered heroes because they save the lives of those in danger. Many adults consider their inspirations to be heroes, such as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin

Throughout his entire life there has been many crazy things that have taken a lot use better word choice instead of a lot of courage and even to this day he is faced with things that are going to make him a better person and

The Vietnam War was full of men just like Jimmy, teenagers and young men in their early twenties, and a majority of these “kids” were just as inexperienced as he was. Jimmy may have not been the greatest leader at first, but he always had good intentions. As the story continues, he begins to understand that “he is responsible for the lives of his own men”, and he seems to mature significantly towards the end. Although, Up until the end of the story, Jimmy continued to struggle with focusing on leading his platoon, and couldn’t seem to stop himself from fantasizing about Martha.

(Jimmy was only five years old ). As a child not raised in a nuclear family, Jimmy was disregarded by his mom and dad which shape his adulthood. Jimmy would only solve his problem by relocating to a new place to fit him, however, all of his attempts only lead his into trouble. At the beginning, Jimmy set most of his time in an orphanage, later in a detention center, and eventually spend a few years  in

In the story “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien main conflict Jimmy Cross deals with is the problem of surviving while fighting in Vietnam. Jimmy has to make some difficult decisions while in Vietnam. After his friend Ted Lavender is killed Jimmy begins to struggle to maintain his sanity. Jimmy has to decided weather to keep his humanity or lose touch with it in a war that shows no mercy to ether side.

Louie always was a courageous person of the things he did when he was younger and older. “By spring of ‘38, he had whittled his mile down to 4:13.7, some even seconds off the world record which now stood at 4:06.4. (pg. 41)” Louie is a courageous person trying to have courage while trying to win. “In February, he ran a 4:08.2, six-tenths of a second short of the fastest indoor mile ever run. (pg. 44)” Louie had the courage to run and run and run and he did and almost beat the record. “Two weeks later, he scorched a 4:07.9. (pg. 44)” All of Louie’s hard work and the courage he had paid off two weeks later he beat the record by one second. Louie was very courageous person.

“Run!” the little boy cried. The roman soldiers came attacking at village and killing 2 dozen men and women. The little boy was named Damon. His father is a god, his name was Mercury, the god of speed. Damon was just a demigod.

“Yeah they are calling you a hero now and heroism. All the greaser proud of you buddy. Johnny's eyes glowed That was all Johnny had ever wanted. My definition of a hero is someone that would risk their life to save others. All Johnny, Ponyboy and dally meet my definition when they risked his life to save the student trapped in the old church that caught on fire. A greaser can be a hero because even if your lower class and Do not have as much money as the upper class people it doesn't have to do with not being a hero. So the person that relates the most to this quote is johnny because he risked his life to save other kids.

I am going to write about how Ellen’s personality has changed since she decided to continue her grandfather's mission. in order to do this, she had to change from a scary little girl to a disguised brave boy. it was a hard journey with many obstacles but she could overcome her fears and found courage she never dreamed she had.