Which two sentences in these excerpts reflect the common theme of soldiers’ reluctance to talk about their war experiences? Ambu
sh by Tim O'Brien (excerpt) When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone. She knew about the war; she knew I'd been a soldier. "You keep writing war stories," she said, "so I guess you must've killed somebody." It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. Someday, I hope, she'll ask again. But here I want to pretend she's a grown-up. I want to tell her exactly what happened, or what I remember happening, and then I want to say to her that as a little girl she was absolutely right. This is why I keep writing war stories: Symptoms by John Steinbeck (excerpt) If they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters. They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore. This was considered heroic in them. It was thought that they had seen or done was so horrible that they didn't want to bring it back to haunt them or their listeners. But many of these men had no such consideration in any other field. Only recently have I found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple. They did not and do not remember--and the worse the battle was, the less they remember.
FOR PLATO USERS "It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while." and "They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore."
"It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while." & "It was thought that they had seen or done was so horrible that they didn't want to bring it back to haunt them or their listeners." These two sentences show how many soldiers feel uncomfortable or saddend by talking about their war experiences.
Yes. For example there was this one time I wanted to get this homework assignment done and I went to the full extreme of staying up for a whole day just to finish it (it was an essay). I am kinda good at celebrating the small progress I make along the way. For one, my mom celebrates no matter what I have accomplished. For two, I always reward myself with a break (whether its just listening to music or its looking at my phone) when I complete a homework assignment. The most common thing I celebrate with though is rewarding myself with my phone. My mom rewards me with no bedtime that night (if its not a schoolnight) or she rewards me with a 1 AM bedtime (if it is a school night).
A. attach on the dragon. we had this as a question last week during academic week in the Beowulf test. key component: it says LEADER of the Geats(Swed) and that means AFTER he killed Grendel and became King so it eliminates D when hes chasing Grendel. the other two options are just... no ._.,
