Question

Read this excerpt about the Vietnam War from "Ambush" by Tim O'Brien:

Answer 1

Answer:

The passage portrays the man he executed in very adapting words. He doesn't portray him as a foe or a creature, as delineations of "the foe" frequently do. He portrays him as a young fellow, short and thin. His purpose behind executing him is out of dread, which is for the most part not the thought we have when we picture troopers at war, battling for their nation.This sets up an ethical multifaceted nature to the demonstration of executing in war.  

Another intriguing piece is his speculative thought of the man living and proceeding not far off. Once more, he paints this image in accommodating terms. He depicts him as having "bears marginally stooped", likely exhausted from the difficult day's walk and the consistent worry of war. He envisions him "all of a sudden grinning at some mystery thought" as though he is conscious of the possibility that destiny has saved him, and he is permitted to "proceed up the trail as it mixes into the mist".

The second 50% of this sentence, about the trail and the mist, could be an analogy for the two men going down their very own different ways like ships going in the night, hugy affecting the life of the other, however not knowing where the other will go from that point.

Answer 2

The author uses a specific word choice and he artfully crafted his piece that affects the excerpt's tone by describing his feeling and his imagination accurately. You would feel that its as if you are the sufferer instead. That he is being haunted by the crimes of the past and he could not share it with his daughter yet because she is still so young.