Tim O'Brien
What does he tell his daughter when she asks if he ever killed anyone?
He lies and says he never did.
When something turns around in a story like Cinderella becoming a princess.
a reversal
The conductor is accustomed with checking his watch as the train comes into the station.
accustomed to
In this narration, how many times does he tell the story?
twice
when a person suddenly understands something about himself or the world in general
recognition
William sympathized to his brother when his brother's wife died.
sympathized with
A Detail that says something about his training
He pulled the pin and lobbed the grenade before thinking about it.
when a story jumps back to something that happens in the past in order to make something clear
flashback
His opinions of the abortion issue were really obvious.
His opinions on
Something Kiowa said to him when he kept staring off into space.
The man would have died anyway. It was a good kill. You're a soldier, and this is war. He would have done the same to you.
the word for little odd mannerisms that people have
idiosyncrasies
Brian was unable to relate with Sarah.
relate to
What does he actually picture when he visualizes the scene over and over again?
The Viet Kong soldier just continues to walk on without getting killed.
When story starts in the middle of conflict and comes back to introductory information
in medias res
The author attached a lot of meaning toward that symbol.