Question

We left Vietnam peculiar creatures, with young shoulders that bore rather old heads. What is the author attempting to convey to the reader using sensory language? Only old men were allowed to fight in the war. Injuries caused veterans to age more quickly. While their bodies were young, their minds were old. Physical damage caused psychological damage.

Answer 1

The right answer is "While their bodies were young, their minds were old".

The explanation for this answer is that when the author uses the expression "young shoulders" he is referring to a young body, and when he uses the expression "very old heads" he is referring to an old mind.

Probably the author used these expressions to say that although young, the peculiar creatures of Vietnam had a very mature maturity for their ages.

Answer 2

There you go that is the right answer my teacher just told me it was that choice