https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5 O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story" en-us 2022-04-11 12:20:49 UTC 2026-01-06 21:38:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139282854 Summary: In this section, O’Brien ponders the small moments of peace that the men held on to.

Explanation: The paradox that peace can feel so good it hurts shows how much the men long for it while being in the middle of the chaos of war. In the second paradox, the try to find and hold onto small moments of peace to keep them going.

Theme: This section highlights how one can appreciate the little things more when you experience hardship.

Assessment: What is Norman Bowker’s relationship with his father? ]]> 2022-04-11 14:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139282854 lamcar000 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139479105 - Carlynda Lam]]> 2022-04-11 16:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139479105 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139482097 A true war story sounds crazy and is based on lies to make people believe it's true. - Jesus Uroza

]]> 2022-04-11 16:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139482097 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139482908 Different Memories and thought of mind can change a story so no story is always true in everyone eyes- Andres Martinez]]> 2022-04-11 16:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139482908 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139485816 What does Tim O'Brien think makes a true war story? - Brandon Dillard

]]> 2022-04-11 16:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139485816 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139506780 Summary
In pages 68-71, the narrator explains to us a war story from Mitchell Sanders. Six-man patrols were sent up to the mountains for a listening-post operation. Their job was just to listen and radio anything suspicious. They had to go a week without speaking a single word. Towards the end of the week, they start losing their minds. They start hearing voices and music. They try to keep their cool but they can't, eventually they hear the trees, rock and even mountains talk. The six men end up radioing and reporting enemy movement because they are no longer able to cope. 
Quotation/Explanation
"In many cases a true war story cannot be believed" This is a paradox because if it's true, why can't it be believed?
Theme
While trying to keep your peace, you can end up losing it
 Assessment
Where and why were the men sent for? 
A) To combat in the mountain. 
B) To spy on the enemy in the lake.
C)To report activity in the mountain. 
D) To operate investigations in a lab.]]> 2022-04-11 16:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139506780 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139510025 Summary:
Rat Kiley, mercilessly shoot at a baby buffalo many times until it was dead while the man watched un-fazed 

Explanation:
War is meant to be terrible an a horrifying experience, it isn't meant to be described as something enjoyable 

Theme:
Acton are not always justifiable 

Question:
Where was the baby buffalo's body dumped?
A) A fire 
B) Village well
C) They leave it intact 
D) A river

Quote:
"War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war drudgery. War makes you a men; war makes you dead."(76)]]> 2022-04-11 17:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139510025 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139515946 Summary: A 19 year old boy called Bob Kiley also known as Rat writes a letter to Curt Lemmon’s sister let her know that her dear brother died during the war, and how he was during his time alive.

Explanation: In the first paradox it shows how even though some are crazy, or go through crazy things, they are trusted with other’s lives. In the second paradox it states how, “if a story is moral, do not believe it”. It contradicts itself because if a story is moral then it should be honest and true. 

Theme: This section highlights how even though some things may be crazy, they can be trusted.

Assessment: Should a “nutso” be painted as crazy forever, or should they be trusted despite other’s opinions? ]]> 2022-04-11 17:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139515946 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139516613 2022-04-11 17:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139516613 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139521128 Curt Lemon's death is explained in further detail and figurative language is used to convey the irony of his death.]]> 2022-04-11 17:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139521128 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139521443 Death can be graceful, even if it is brutal sometimes.]]> 2022-04-11 17:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139521443 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139525478 What did Tim O'Brien think the noise was that was that killed Kurt Lemon?
 A.) 105 Round 
B) Enemy Soldier 
C) Detonator 
D) Smoke Grenades]]> 2022-04-11 17:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139525478 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139526554 The connotation of the scene is portrayed positively. The Imagery of his death is described as beautiful, it also describes his face during his death as 'shining'. The contradiction of this section is that the death is ugly, but this particular one is described as beautiful.]]> 2022-04-11 17:11:34 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139526554 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139542528 S-Combat during a war is classified as majestic and beautiful, it's not pretty exactly but it's very astonishing in a good way. After intense combat, there is Comalways an immense pleasure of aliveness. Everything around feels natural and normal, but in the middle of conflict, every soldier wants to be a good soldier that serves courtesy no matter the time or the moment. But in the end, they always enjoy their natural surroundings. For the common soldier, it explains how the war feels like "ghostly fog, thick and permanent", and how flashbacks from war hit you at some point.

P/E-The idea of contradiction is that the more close you are to death the more alive you are. The human nature that O'Brien reveals is that humans value life when they are to close dying. You love what's best in yourself and in the world, all that might be lost.


Q/E-The theme is that in life when it comes to your final days of life, you enjoy and value life more than ever because you ater recognize how precious it is. The soldiers hapter enjoy every last minute of it because they will never know when they are going to be shot. This shows to enjoy life every moment there is.]]> 2022-04-11 17:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139542528 https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139543586 2022-04-11 17:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/montsecastellanos/adk5auwnm9ptazs5/wish/2139543586