It's true stage directions aren't spoken aloud.
Answer:
He turns quiet and unassuming
Explanation:
The The Things They Carried characters covered include: Tim O'Brien, Jimmy ... Bob “Rat” Kiley, Curt Lemon, Ted Lavender, Lee Strunk, Dave Jensen, Azar, ... is quiet and unassuming, and Kiowa's death has a profound effect on him. ... he later apologizes, redeeming himself as a medic by patching things up with O'Brien
You would think it's a burglar and try to kill him.
