The Iraq War: Summary

The idea that war changes a person is a commonplace belief. Considering the recent studies depicting the correlation between war and PTSD along with the emergence of many books and films that portray the realities of war, those who have not experienced the violence and anxiety commonly associated with such an experience are able to develop some idea of what life on the battlefield might be like. Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone, is one such film that sets out to portray the life-changing and often devastating effects war places upon soldiers by depicting the loss of innocence of the film’s main character, Chris Taylor.

After being married to this man for 16 years. Debbie finally found the courage that she needed to take a stand against this man. She went and got a job at a department store where she became a manager in a sort period of time. When Debbie had finally saved enough money to leave her husband, she packed her stuff and kids with her and has not looked back. Debbie stated that during this time in her life it was hard because her children kept rebelling against her. In return this made it difficult to care for them being a single parent. Debbie learned from this experience that she had the power, strength, and courage to leave her husband the whole time. However, she did not believe in herself that she could do it until one day enough was enough and she realized that she wanted more out of her life.

Many people in the army feel guilty. They regret all the murders. They see the people they killed everywhere. In their dreams, outside, shadows, they are forever haunted with the faces of the dead. Christopher Lane, a boy with a broken background, is haunted by the killed. After accidentally murdering Mortimer Genever, (vowing to get his revenge) his twin brother Ernest runs away. Showing great determination, hopefulness, and honesty, Chris tracks Ernest down, to apologize for the mistaken murder.

As for Mark, he avoids punishment and will be sent to a drug intervention program. His parents are worried about him and are trying to help him out as much as possible. When treating Renton he was still desperate for more significant high and runs to his drug dealer. Which in this case, leads him to overdose. He is then taken to the hospital to receive help.

Tim O’Brien faced a lot of different traumatizing situations during his one year in the Vietnam War, he was in ambushes, and had sleepless nights from all of the gun fire heard everywhere, grenades exploding, and staying on alert at all times for the sake of his life. Tim O’Brien talks about an ambush that Mad Mark tells him and everybody in a squad that

Each person’s honesty reveals his or her perspective on the story of Diane. The film uncovers details of the marriage of Sarah's dad Michael and mom Diane. Each sibling describes Diane as exciting and Michael as more mellow. The family members then continue describing the in’s and out’s of Diane’s family, life, and

Initially, John and Ann are a happily married couple living on a farm, they have been married for seven years. They both adore and love each other greatly, but with John working all the time to pay off the mortgage, Ann starts to feel lonely and trapped. Isolation is already a problem for Ann, and with John leaving amidst the start of a storm, this can only get worse. Ann shows her commitment to John by asking him to stay, as she cares for his safety and well being. John’s gesture to tell their friend Steven to come over and look after Ann for the day while he was gone, truly proves his commitment to her and how he cares about her physical well being. There are signs that she is not fully committed to him, but not in a loving way; John does not pay much attention to her mental well being and because of her loneliness and the feeling of being trapped this could be seen as a loss of commitment.

The boys’ grades have slipped, Dean has been skipping practice and school, Sam has quit the debate team and withdrawn from the family, and Mary and John cycle through days of not speaking to one another and constant arguing. John has stopped taking the boys on their male bonding trips and has distanced himself from the rest of the family. He is moody and prone to explosive outbursts for no apparent reason. His performance at work is slipping and he has begun to drink more heavily. Mary has attempted to talk to John and has tried to get him to attend therapy before, but John refused stating, “real men don’t whine about their problems, they suck it up and drive on”. John was ordered to attend therapy by his commander after the Military police were called to his base housing after he and Dean got into a verbal altercation in the front yard and John pushed Dean to the

3.2.- Becoming her father’s carer: Ashleigh is finding difficult to take this responsibilities, and does not know what to do. Ashleigh said that John does not want to go to a nursing home and she send him to it he will never talk to her again.

Help out by vanishing.” (43). Karin’s presence caused him the most trouble as Mark’s mind conceived the idea that she was actually a double, an actor of sorts. This distrust in his own feelings as well as his ‘new’ world, parallels the distrust and alien nature of Mark’s younger relationship to his parents. After being left in such a vulnerable state, his mind reaches for what few emotional ties he had left, even if that meant diving into unsettling memories and unsolved childhood trauma.

Finally, Jane had enough after Mike tried to hurt her. He came home and Jane counted eight beers. She tried to take away his

The sniper's mind whent blank. Staring into his brother's life depraved eyes that he remembers from a childhood, the days where the warm sun cascaded down and the warmth of having his loving family by his side.These days seemed so distant from this bewitched world with bloodshed and strife. The sniper felt like a demon, the world spiraled around him. Thoughts pursued through his mind at the sight that he saw before him. “Who is left to see me when I get home?” The sniper recalls the memories he has tried to suppress his whole life, the brothers have been abandoned almost their whole life and had to grow up in a orphanage. The brothers had been playing outside in their backyard while someone had set fire to their home.The boys had lost their

A therapist starts to date and noticed that the guy she is dating is a family member of a former client she seen about a year ago.

To sum up, this novel narrates the journey of a soldier throughout the war in Iraq and his mind altering experience. The war represents a major downfall in his life in which he encounters many graphic scenes. Even though John describes his experiences in the war as a

The television show “In Treatment” introduces a character by the name of Alex Prince (2008). Alex is a United States Naval pilot who seeks therapy after a friend