What themes/ big ideas/ stylistic elements do you find interesting about this novel? by Peter Beetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah Deeper thinking in response to TTTC en-us 2017-10-16 18:25:27 UTC 2026-02-21 11:48:41 UTC hello@padlet.com The paradoxical nature of war: how war can actually liberate you and bring layers of enlightenment (allegory of the cave) pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197546571 2017-10-16 19:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197546571 Narrative Structure: the sporadic and non-chronological nature of O'brien's writing used to represent the subjective and non-linear nature of memories (especially ones associated with trauma) pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547134 2017-10-16 19:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547134 The inhumane expectations of war https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547298 2017-10-16 19:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547298 The emotional transition war can https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547361 2017-10-16 19:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547361 The paradox of the American dream and how being solely focused on that can isolate you from many of the conflicts of the world https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547394 2017-10-16 19:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547394 Syntax: Obrien's manipulation of syntactical structures to change pace, create atmosphere and- specifically- to enlighten us on the emotional burden faced by soldiers pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547593 2017-10-16 19:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547593 metaphysical https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547688 2017-10-16 19:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547688 How war can seduce you https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547720 and completely change what you feel is important/real (e.g veterans reflecting on the american dream after coming home)]]> 2017-10-16 19:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547720 https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547738 2017-10-16 19:36:54 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547738 Varying sentence length https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547753 and structure

]]> 2017-10-16 19:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547753 :) https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547757 The traumatizing effects war has on the human psyche, and how these effects induce a loss of innocence. ]]> 2017-10-16 19:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547757 The American dream: How O'brien juxtaposes the shadowy nature of 'Plastic' western culture and suggests that war can wake us up to this facade pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547906 2017-10-16 19:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197547906 The fine line between loss of innocence and coming of age https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548320 2017-10-16 19:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548320 Human brain: how people cope with the challenges and aftermath of war in many different ways- writing, killing, suicide, PTSD pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548416 2017-10-16 19:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548416 The different mechanisms that soldiers use to cope. https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548483 2017-10-16 19:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548483 https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548545 The oversimplification of war from the perspective of society; in other words, the difficulty for us to understand the horrors of war. ]]> 2017-10-16 19:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548545 How one's sense of self has the ability to grow with their loss of naivety https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548627 2017-10-16 19:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548627 The lack of understanding and empathy ordinary civilians have towards the complex, traumatic natures of war. https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548712 2017-10-16 19:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548712 Complex nature of war: how it is generally accepted as being awful, but there is collateral good that may (in certain contexts) justify certain atrocities pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548944 2017-10-16 19:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197548944 https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549027 The soldiers who come back from war have an inability to cope with society, and the only way they can escape this pressure is to return to war; paradoxically, to remain sane, they have to experience the horrors again]]> 2017-10-16 19:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549027 The many different causes of trauma. Physically and mentally. https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549099 2017-10-16 19:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549099 How the American Dream is "fuzzy" to soldiers after war https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549149 2017-10-16 19:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549149 the lake as a symbol https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549339 2017-10-16 19:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549339 The struggle of returning to society after the war https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549422 2017-10-16 19:41:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549422 The corrupt nature of war: how many wars are fought for the wrong reasons and how, by extension, this can psychologically hinder a soldier's ability to cope pbeetlestone https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549497 2017-10-16 19:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549497 Contradictory elements: https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549537 A believer in the virtues of simplicity and directness and hard labor can be successful in war. 
Everything in war is the complete opposite.
A true story is not about the truth , but about the true feelings the readers get]]> 2017-10-16 19:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/197549537 I like ice cream https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/198927008 2017-10-20 03:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pbeetlestone/nf7ir6t0vjah/wish/198927008