The book so far follows the life of Tim O’Brien the author and his years in and around the time he spent in Vietnam, including the events about his life shortly before being drafted and whether or not to escape to Canada to avoid the draft. When he is brought to the border of Canada by Elroy he must make a decision that will basically impact the remainder of his life as well as the story. He is haunted by the thoughts of leaving his family behind and being ridiculed by others for his choice. This also is one of the themes in the book that is about making decisions concerning your moral beliefs as well as the consequences of your choice.
The war itself as he explains it was hell as many put it, but also made him ponder a lot and see life from a different perspective. Him and the rest of the men in his squad were changed by the war but also retained many of their values and attitude, for instance when Azar explains “I mean Christ, I am just a boy”. Overall though no one really finds the war to be fun or happy yet the still retain their morals and values and learn more about themselves through all that they have to weather. By: Andy Jones
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I agree, many boys were in the war and I think the author does a good job of reminding the reader of that. When the author also puts himself in the situation of having to choose between going to war or going to Canada really makes everybody who reads the book think about what would have happened if he had chosen to go to Canada. It really makes people ponder..
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