Question

Select the correct answer. How does the structure of Tim O'Brien's story "Ambush" relate to its title? A. The narrator's present life cannot escape the bombardment of his wartime memories and actions. B. The narrator's war experiences are in the distant past and no longer influence the present. C. The narrator's platoon was surrounded by the enemy, similar to the way the narrator feels when he is surrounded by his family. D. The narrator continues to write war stories, but he is unable to talk about his wartime experiences. E. The narrator feels his daughter and the young enemy continually cause him to face his past.

Answer 1

Answer:

It's c because it is platoon that is the main in the scntence

Answer 2

Answer:

A. The narrator's present life cannot escape the bombardment of his wartime memories and actions.

Explanation:

In this story, the title has two possible meanings. The first one is the obvious reference to the ambush that the narrator describes took place during the war. However, a secondary meaning is the "ambush" that happens in the narrator's present life. This refers to how the narrator feels unable to escape from the control and the bombardment that his wartime memories carry out in the present.