War brings out a wide range of emotions. More so than any other situation in average life. This is because of the amount of death, gratefulness, happiness, stress and many more emotions a soldier feels in even one day. The Things They Carried is all about how a soldier felt during the war and after the war had ended. Also one of the main rules is about how a true war story isn't about war but about the feelings a soldier has during the war. Another example form the book is how whenever a soldier from the book experiences death or anything really, they react differently and their emotions are vast. My visual supports my war is statement by showing how two soldiers are feeling after something has happened in the war. One of the soldiers is stricken with grief and crying in the arms of the other soldier who is also sad. In the far left corner we can also see a soldier who is looking at a book or letter. He is clearly unaffected by whatever has just happened. This helps to show how soldiers feel differently during the course of a war.Also other emotions that soldiers feel is the loss of innocence. This is specifically explored in the last chapter of The Things They Carried. Despite what we commonly believe about soldiers, them being hardened people who can take on many challenges, they are just like any regular human being and are capable of losing some of who they were. I'm specifically referring to their loss of innocence and how it can cause a soldier to completely break down during war.
I agree with your analysis for many different reasons. For example, I agree when you stated "This is because of the amount of death, gratefulness, happiness, stress and many more emotions a soldier feels in even one day", it is very true in real life. Soldiers that are part of war experience so many different emotions not only for a couple of hours but, for the entire day. Also, the soldiers visually see so many different things that they wouldn't see back home. In addition, your image captures all the emotions that as a solider may feel during war. For example, the two guys that are hugging each other are sad and they see each other as brothers and support one another. Like Tim O'Brien said, the people that you serve war with become part of your family. When you stated in you analysis, "This helps to show how soldiers feel differently during the course of a war" it made me realize and made me take a moment to think about the different emotions that a soldier may experience through the three different chapters, pre-war, war and post-war. I strongly agree when you stated, "them being hardened people who can take on many challenges, they are just like any regular human being and are capable of losing some of who they were" because it is very true that during war one may even lose them self and not even know who they are once they step back into their lives before they served at war. I really enjoyed looking at your visual piece of art and reading though your analysis. Great Job!
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