" At noon we were all at the cafe. It was crowded. We were eating shrimps and drinking beer. The town was crowded." (pg.209)
This whole book is from a first person point of view, just like "The Things They Carried." Jake is the one who is telling this story. The reader sees everything the way Jake does. I was thinking what the book would be like if Brett was telling the story. What does she truly think about life, herself, and all the men she had relationships with? I would love to read a book from her point of view, even though I am not very fond of her. Maybe even a book from Cohn's point of view. Did he realize that the people didn't want him around and almost everyone shunned him quietly if not publicly.
One reason why I really enjoyed the Twilight series is because of the change of point of views throughout the book. I liked being able to get inside of each characters head at some point and be able to see what they are truly thinking and feeling.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Notes
"For years I'd felt a certain smugness about how easily I had made the shift from war to peace. A nice smooth glide - no flashbacks or midnight sweats. The war was over, after all. And the thing to do was go on. So I took pride in sliding gracefully from Vietnam to graduate school, from Quang Ngai to Harvard, from one world to another." (pg. 151)
This section entitled Notes is all from Tim O'Brien's personal experience. I kno that the information is coming from a reliable source because it happened to him. Therefore, every detail is much more believeable. Tim expresses his feelings about Norman's letter to him and how he was inspired to write a story about Bowker because it was a true after war story.
Most of this book was written in first person since O'Brien was there. Some of the stories came from other people, so these stories are a little less reliable when it comes to the facts. Sometimes first person point of view can limit one to only one persons point of view. I think this book was well written when it comes to showing how everyone felt.
This section entitled Notes is all from Tim O'Brien's personal experience. I kno that the information is coming from a reliable source because it happened to him. Therefore, every detail is much more believeable. Tim expresses his feelings about Norman's letter to him and how he was inspired to write a story about Bowker because it was a true after war story.
Most of this book was written in first person since O'Brien was there. Some of the stories came from other people, so these stories are a little less reliable when it comes to the facts. Sometimes first person point of view can limit one to only one persons point of view. I think this book was well written when it comes to showing how everyone felt.
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