The Loss Of Innocence Is Represented By Tim O Brien

Khushi Desai Ms. Hagan American Literature H. 11 February, 2015 In Militari Vita When soldiers come back from war they are incapable of reconnecting with their families and they are haunted by the memories. In Mark Mueller’s, â€Å"Military suicides: Arm Sgt. Coleman Bean’s downward spiral ends with gunfire,† Bean has a hard time living his life after. This idea is also reflected, by â€Å"Trouble on the Home Front,† as it describes the life of soldiers and how they have difficulty adjusting back into their normal lives. The loss of innocence is represented by Tim O’Brien’s â€Å"How to Tell a True War Story,† by the baby buffalo and its death symbolizing the death of innocence. Another idea that connects to innocence is the loss of protection and security which is in â€Å"Facing It† by Komunyakaa. Death is also seen in, the poem by Owen â€Å"Dulce et decorum est,† which describes his dying friend and his inability to save him. Another text that points out the mentally injured brain of a soldier is Many Veterans Struggle to Heal from Moral Injuries† by Silver. The soldiers that go through the horrifying experiences at war suffer with disorders like the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that psychological injures them and causes them to think of war. This eventually leads them to choose isolation as a way to live. Soldiers go through ghastly experiences that affect them mentally for the rest of their lives. Bean has trouble reconnecting into his life as he pictures everything to be related to warShow MoreRelatedThe Things They Carried By Tim O Brien1597 Words   |  7 Pages The Things They Carried is a breathtaking and captivating powerful war story memoir, which is beautifully and intensely well written by Tim O Brien. The novel explores the physical and emotional trauma of the Vietnam War and its impact on soldiers fears. The author and protagonist Tim O’ Brien communicates provoking nonlinear narratives or frame stories through his own point of view presenting the audience with a window into the disturbing widespread, endless, and meaningless death