What Are The Similarities Between Joel And Tim O Brien

The first song I will examine is the folk-rock hit, “The Universal Soldier.” Carrying a somber yet avant-garde timber carried by a charismatic rhythm, Buffy wrote this song with the intent of creating a dialogue surrounding the absurdity of war and to deepen the responsibility of conflicts which we too often hide from, “It’s about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all” - Buffy St Marie. During the 1960’s “Universal Soldier” became an anthem for the activist movement against the Vietnam war. As the title suggests, the song declines to commend a particular group. Rather, it applies to all the soldiers worldwide– to the universal soldier. Because, no matter the time or place he is the one who will risk his life and subject himself to the ubiquitous barbarism of war. The soldier can be of any religion, of

He begins by explaining that Jimmy Cross has an obsession, and her name is Martha. “First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha, a junior at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey. They were not love letters, but Lieutenant Cross was hoping, so he kept them folded in plastic at the bottom of his rucksack” (pg. 1, line 1). Although Jimmy Cross wished they were love letters he would still continue to go crazy about them. ”He would sometimes taste the envelope flaps, knowing her tongue had been there.” (pg.1, line 9) Jimmy Cross could not wait to see Martha as he continued to constantly have her on his mind. While constantly thinking about Martha, Lavender continues to be briefly mentioned then after, Jimmy Cross starts blaming himself for the death of Lavender, but the platoon knows they must move on, as the emotional effect of this story begins to lean towards the physical state of mind on the war, such as the weapons and explosives. This starts to calm down the narrator and his emotional level, however the constant reminder of not seeing Lavender, triggers his emotions and finally continues to bring up more detail about what happened after the death. This brings out the more emotional side of the story and the narrator explains what Lieutenant Cross thinks about the death of Lavender since he could not stop thinking

In “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses this story as a coping mechanism; to tell part of his stories and others that are fiction from the Vietnamese War. This is shown by using a fictions character’s voice, deeper meaning in what soldier’s carried, motivation in decision making, telling a war story, becoming a new person and the outcome of a war in one person. Tim O’ Brien uses a psychological approach to tell his sorrows, and some happiness from his stories from the war. Each part, each story is supposed to represent a deeper meaning on how O’Brien dealt, and will deal with his past. In war, a way to

War is something that is hard to forget. War can change someone forever. In a war, people see each other die and that is hard to forget. A literary example of a story that demonstrates the effects of war is "The Things They Carried" by Tim O' Brien. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is busy looking at a picture of Martha and one of his men dies because of him. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross burns everything that is related to Martha and tries to lead his men to survival. Based on the use of characterization and symbolism in "The Things They Carried", Tim O' Brien argues that war forces people to abandon their attachment to people they care about in order to survive.

This is Tim O’Brien’s way of symbolizing everything in Vietnam. The soldiers explain how imagination can mess with your head while being filled with loneliness. The affect that the Vietnam war had on the soldiers was very destructive on their lives.

In Tim Obrien’s text, Where have You Gone, Charming Billy?, the fear and turmoil caused by war are explored through the eyes of Private First Class Paul Berlin. Throughout his first day in Vietnam Paul encounters tense and fearful moments, but the experience that most affects him is the death of fellow soldier Billy Boy Watkins, who stepped on a land mine, lost his leg, and proceeded to succumb to his own fear and panic, ultimately dying from a shock induced heart attack. This event deeply affects Paul who feels unprepared for the reality of war. Throughout the text chronicling his first day at war, Paul Tries to conquer his fear but despite small victories he never succeeds in being unafraid.

In many respects, Tim O 'Brien 's The Things They Carried concerns the relationship between fiction and the narrator. In this novel, O 'Brien himself is the main character--he is a Vietnam veteran recounting his experiences during the war, as well as a writer who is examining the mechanics behind writing stories. These two aspects of the novel are juxtaposed to produce a work of literature that comments not only

Thesis: If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien argues that the Vietnamese soldiers were barbaric and fought in a foul manor against American soldiers making it difficult to differentiate a civilian from a soldier. Throughout the novel O’Brien also goes into the hardships of the soldiers lives and the struggles they constantly faced. O’Brien also communicates to the reader the pointlessness of the war.

The life of an American soldier in Vietnam was a extremely difficult one. They had to deal with the terrible conditions of the jungle, a sneaky enemy, racism, and a lack of support from home. The rough terrain and conditions of the jungles in vietnam was rough. It was hot, and humid. There were wild animals most deadly, and it would rain a lot. The viet-cong were a very sneaky enemy. They mostly relied on guerrilla warfare and booby traps. The people of vietnam mostly out of fear would support them with food and housing, and there are even reported cases of the viet-cong convincing mothers to either use their babies or young children to act as a suicide bomber. This often lead to our soldiers mistakenly killing civilians because they did not

This is a comparison about O’Brien’s account of war generalizations compared to “One” lyrics. The lyrics are about a soldier who went to war and the things that can happen to a person. Both people tell stories of war and truths or not and dreams of what would could be.

Analysis: In this song Pete Seeger uses repetition to convey the theme of war being an ongoing cycle that does not break. When Seeger is repeating “Where have all the flowers gone?,” this is show that history is repeating itself over and over again. “When will they ever learn?,is showing that there is a failure to break a continuous cycle, this cycle is war. “Where have all the young girls gone?, is showing how the girls grow into women and get married. “Where have all the young men gone?,” this line

The first and fourth stanzas are relating to the earth’s involvement with the war, while the rest of the stanzas - five all together - are about the ‘wasted young’ and

The sound exudes a sad tone, but something about it is unsettling, almost anxiety-inducing. After a bit, drums begin playing to the riff, keeping the same overall tone. Before the first word is sung, the war introduction and the melancholy, restless music sets the stage for the rest of the song.

Julia you have made a great point “they were fighting an army they could not see with unfamiliar combat tactics”. I couldn’t of have said that better. Author Leory V. Qintana of the poem First Encounter expressed in his poem that he sensed that he was being fallowed but couldn’t see them and he knew “that his life was no longer his”(Leory V. Qintana). He also compared the fear of soldiers in Vietnam to that of dogs when they hear thunder. I agree with you on the fact that they were fighting a psychological war as well. Many of the soldiers had a hard time distinguishing enemies from allies. We can see these evident during the mass murder of Vietnamese by American troops led by Philip Caputo. The geographical area made it even worse for the

Both the song, “Battlefield” and the poem, “I Could Fall in Love,” have the same theme throughout the writing. The theme of both pieces is frustration in a relationship and how it is having an impact on the