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General Comments:

Round character due to his depth and everchanging personality.

Dynamic due to the complexities of his character development throughout the novel.

Yes, Kiowa appears to be a believable character because of the strong relationships and bonds that he makes with his fellow soldiers.

Kiowa is revealed to be a compassionate and relatable character. His strong feeling towards friends, family, community, and religion shows his meaning and thoughtfulness in a time of war and confrontation.

Kiowa serves to be a complex character that embodies themes such as morality and empath in such a difficult time of the Vietnam War.

Kiowa fits better into the antagonist role as he is a supporting character to O'Brien and the other soldiers who feel a multitude of emotions during the war.

Kiowa plays the role of being a symbolic supporting character who emphasizes themes of friendship, morality, grief and burdens during the war.

Description:

Name: Kiowa

Age: 19 years old

3 Adjectives: Compassionate, intelligent, faithful

Appearance: Native American who carries his father's hatchet (survivalist)

Personality: Thoughtful kid who acts on his survival skills and wants the best and cares for his fellow soldiers.

Function: Reminisces on experiences and trauma during the war, often through storytelling. Also shows signs of courage and authenticity.

Quote:

"Kiowa, a devout Baptist, carried an illustrated New Testament that had been presented to him by his father, who taught Sunday school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a hedge against bad times, however, Kiowa also carried his grandmother's distrust of a white man, his grandfather's old hunting hatchet. Necessity dictated" (O'Brien 3). This quote reveals the type of person that Kiowa is and explains what his intent is during this war. He is highly religious, but if it comes to it, will protect himself against the enemy without any hesitation to do so. It also reveals his upbringing and core value that we will carry throughout the war.

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Flat Character due to lack of action, emotion, and internal conflict.

Static character because of his consistent kindness and faith during war.

Yes, Henry Dobbins is a believable character because he has a strong moral compass throughout the war.

Henry Dobbins is revealed as a sentimental soldier who carries his girlfriend's stockings around while staying strong through war.

He is not a very complex character.

Dobbins is neither a protagonist or antagonist, but closer to antagonist due to his supporting role as a character who is going through war as a soldier.

His role is to be the machine gunner who is gentle but giant and carries the thought of the stockings providing power and protection.

Description:

Name: Henry Dobbins

Age: unidentified

3 Adjectives: strong, gentle, hardworking

Appearance: Large man, "bearish frame"

Personality: Protective but kind and looks out for his fellow soldiers. Henry Dobbins is seen as reliable and has deep emotions.

Function: Machine gunner for war who provides an "everyman" figure

Quote:

" The way Henry Dobbins carried his girlfriend's pantyhose around his neck like a comforter." (O'Brien 27)

This quote reveals how Henry Dobbins was sentimental and a soldier who was gentle but would do what it takes for his fellow soldiers during war.

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Jimmy is a Dynamic Character because of his struggles through the book.

He is a round character due to his responsibility of looking out for the other soldiers

Yes, Jimmy Cross would be a Believable character because of his actions during the war.

Jimmy Cross would be more of a protagonist because of his leadership role.

Jimmy cross is a symbolic character who emphasizes Christ because of admitting and taking guilt for his mistakes.

Description:

Name: Jimmy Cross

Age: 24 years old

3 Adjectives: Meaningful, a leader, flawed

Appearance: White male with little experience about war.

Personality: Guilty about making mistakes

Quote:

"You could blame the war, You could blame the idiots who made the war. You could blame Kiowa for going to it. You could blame the rain. You could blame the river."

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General Comments:

Round/dynamic character as she evolves as the story progresses. She experiences the war, and her personality and beliefs face alteration

Mary Anne's character is unbelievable. her complexity embodies the hardships behind war as she becomes increasingly detached to reality. She ultimately leaves her old life behind, which can be seen as extreme for the amount of time she spent in Vietnam.

Mary Anne is an emotional, innocent character. Vietnam is able to bring out a darker side to her character as transforms as she encounters war.

Her complexity symbolizes love and brutality in hardships, more specifically the emotional side of war.

Mary Anne is an antagonist as she is simply a supporting character of O'Brien's story.

Her transformation represents the destructive effect of war. She rather embraces Vietnam and abandons her previous lifestyle.

Description:

Name: Mary Anne Bell

Age: 17 years old

3 Adjectives: naive, innocent, empath

Appearance: tall, blonde, pale

Personality: friendly, curious, joyous

Function: She is curious and able to give the men company. As the story develops, she finds herself resonating with Vietnam and disappears.

Quotes:

"A tall, big boned blonde. At best, Rat said, she was seventeen years old, fresh out of Cleveland Heights Senior High. She had long white legs and blue eyes and a complexion like strawberry ice cream. very friendly, too" (O'Brien 89).

"Mary Anne Bell was an attractive girl. Too wide in the shoulders, maybe, but she had terrific legs, a bubbly personality, a happy smile. The men genuinely liked her" (O'Brien 90-91).

Significance: To the men, the girl was unfamiliar, but a sort of light given their situation and gloomy days of war. She was likable and fun.

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Norman Bowker is a well-rounded character because we see his emotional struggles and changes throughout the story.

He is dynamic because he changes as he deals with the emotional effects of the war.

Yes, Bowker is a realistic character because his struggles with guilt, confusion, and isolation after the war are understandable.

Norman Bowker is shown to be a deep character who deals with the pain of war. His feelings of guilt, confusion, and not fitting in anymore make him someone readers can relate to, especially when dealing with difficult emotions.

Norman's character highlights themes of guilt, loneliness, and trying to move on after war. His struggles show the emotional scars that soldiers carry after returning home.

While Norman isn’t the villain of the story, his emotional battles show the psychological weight that soldiers like him carry after surviving war.

Description:

Name: Norman Bowker
Age: Around 21 years old
3 Adjectives: Thoughtful, conflicted, lonely
Appearance: White American, presumably tall because of his interest in basketball;
Personality: A quiet and reflective soldier who has trouble adjusting to life after the war. He feels lost, guilty, and disconnected from everyone around him.
Function: Norman represents soldiers who come back from war and have trouble fitting back into normal life. He shows how difficult it is to live with the emotional effects of war.

Quote:
"The war was over and there was no place in the world for him, no place at all." (O'Brien 134).

This quote shows how Norman feels empty and lost after the war. Even though the war is over, he can’t find a way to feel at home again. It highlights his struggle with feeling disconnected and guilty after the war.