The Lives of The Dead

I think that the moral of the story is that when situations are to brutal to believe we always try to crack jokes and poke fun because that the only way we can cope with the sitiuationw eare in. The story of lina is a common thing that we see in everyday life we always try to imagine so much that we hope the enxt day that the loved one we lost will walk through the door.

Night Life

If i was Kiley i would of shot my self in the foot as well. I dont hink his actions were cowardly i think that they were smart actually. He found a way to get home. this goes to show that war gives you any idea to do anything just to get out of a sticky situation and move on the next situation and hope that you get the same results in the new situation you faced.

The Ghost Soldiers

In this chapter i find it crazy how one can still perform childish acts during a time of war. I didnt think that it was that serious to scare him i mean its warso you should expect to get shot.personally i think that medics in the field of war are pointless the things they do arent that special really anybody can do it. O'brien shouldnt of expected Jorgensen to save him.

Field Trip

O'Brien is bold to have the guts to go back with his daughter and show her the place were Kiowa died. He went back to that tragic moment in his life. I personally wouldnt want to go back to a place that brought back painful memeries of war and death. I think that O'Briens actions was a sign of respect and to leave all the memories and thoughts right their in field. Sometimes we have to go back to the past and pacth up things to make things right we must have the courage to admit to our faultys and try to make things right.

Good Form

O'Brien definition of truth is what i think iam going to live by from now on. See he gives hints on things that he done but really he didnt do it. I know that make sno sense but we have to be real what ourselves and try to make sebse of it. Are we capable of telling the truth or are we capable of Handling it?

In The Field

This reveals that it was alot of pressure on these young men during the war. Jimmy Cross feels guilt just like Bowker did but he shouldnt feel guilt. This chapter makes us really appreciate veterans and show them more respect. Looking for that body and digging it up is a pretty messed up feeling. for them to dig up the body and say they that had to get their mind off kiowa is a bad way to look at things. You have to have tough skin to ignore what just has happend.

Notes

I think that this chapter reflects the memories and post tramautic stress after the war. In the previous chapter we see that Bowker seems like he is goin to be okay and adapt back to civilization. I discussed in my last blog that Kiowa deaths shouldnt be looked at as a no act of courage on Bowker's part. But i was shocked to see that Bowker hung him self. Could he humg himself because he felt that O'Brien didnt include Kiowa in the story or was he fed up with the stress of Kiowa's death. Tragic way for bowker to die.