Question

1. How does O'Brien feel about the war in Vietnam? 2. Why does O'Brien go to the rainy river? 3. What various factors does O'Brien take into account when deciding whether to go to Canada or not? 4. Why ultimately, does he decide not to escape to Canada? 5. What is O'Brien trying to communicate when he writes: "I was a coward. I went to the war?" 6. What does this reading reveal about the polarization of society during the war?

Answer 1

Answer: The answers are:  

1-He disagreed with it.

2- To flee from being drafted

3- community pressures

family embarrassment

4-he realized that he had family and country duties to fulfill..

5- It takes more courage to go against what society wants you to do and do what you feel is right than it does to fight in a war.

6- He is questioning himself and America's involvement in the war; the lack of perspective.

Explanation:  

1-Too smart, too good for war, can't kill, hates woods.

2-His first option was run away to Canada so he wouldn't' be eligible for the draft.

3- he thought that the people that should go to war are the people who want the war to be fought.

4-He would have done it he was just worried about what people would think about him.    

5- He fought in a war he didn't believe in.

6- Tradition,Lack of perspective.