Interpretative Questions
Why did O'Brien write this story?
Why did O'Brien feel a burden of responsibility and grief?
Favorite Interpretative Question
How can you tell a true war story?
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
"Good Form"
Good Form happens to be my favorite passage because it is short and precise. Reading O'Brien's narrative in this passage about watching a man die on a trail, and its description (...his jaw was in his throat), made me feel empathy just like O'Brien anticipated his readers would. We can learn that empathy being a unique trait of human nature can be felt just by merely seeing, hearing or reading about a mishap, regardless if we are directly responsible or not.
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It's hard to imagine seeing some of the things veterans of the war witnessed.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to imagine seeing some of the things veterans of the war witnessed.
ReplyDeleteIn this passage, O'Brien wanted to make us, the readers, step in his shoes and he did a great job doing that.
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