The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien
The effects that war has on people can make them do stupid thing for no reason. In the book two of the soldiers (Lee Strunk & Dave Jensen) get into a fight because one of them stole the other ones jackknife. They got into a fistfight because of it. These kinds of things happen to you because of being out in the hot sun all day trying to stop something that doesn't concern you (the war) but does because your country decides to make it your problem. Things like little fights over stuff can really cause a problem when you are in war along with items that you bring with you that aren't necessary. These things can distract you in the most crucial times. Whenin war all it takes is one little mistake and your gone like Ted Lavender. Everyone was doing the own thing not thinking that there in the middle of a was and he was shot and killed. The effects of the war mess with peoples train of thought and make them lose track of the inportant stuff.
Do you think that the effect of the war has any part in soldiers dieing in the war?
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