Tone
What tone is used when Ted Lavender dies?
Shocked and numb
evidence: The soldiers respond casually ”zapped while zipping”
this shows that they were emotionally detached
Is the language graphic or vague?
“He was slim, dead, almost dainty young man..”
What is the language is graphic.
Evidence: This answer is correct because the author used details to give the audience a visual “slim” , “young”.
What does story truth focus more on than facts?
It focuses on how the experience felt emotionally not just what happened
Who is the intended audience for the Things They Carried ?
Readers who are int by war or the casual reader
What tine is used in “On the Rainy River”?
Anxious and conflicted
Evidence: O’Brien debates fleeing vs. going to war.
By the way he’s contemplating it you can tell he’s conflicted.
Why is it vague here? “They carried the soldiers greatest fear, which was the fear of blushing.”
What is because it focuses on events and but ideas.
Evidence:The author used the term “blushing”,a term known to express multiple emotions, after telling a story about soldiers during a war. Confusing the audience of characters emotions.
Why might O’brien change or exaggerate details in the story ?
To make the meaning or emotion clearer for the audience
By describing events in detail the author is able to make the reader feel what emotion during war stories?
Empathy
What tone shows up in “Enemies”?
Tense and Ironic
Evidence: The fight over a missing knife turns childish & immature
What stands out in the word choice?
What is “never moral”.
Evidence: Never moral in the sentence “ A true war story is never moral.” are the words that stand out because the author absolutely shut down the narrative of morality on war stories.
How does story truth reveal a deeper meaning about?
It shows internal battles, fear, guilt, and shame, something that facts cant explain
Tim O’Brien sometimes tells the readers that he wants them to think about the story. This shows awareness of what group?
The Audience
Tone in “Friends“?
Dark humor w/ some type of weird loyalty
Evidence:They joke about killing each other if badly wounded.
Is the diction formal or casual?
What is formal.
Evidence: This is formal because the author uses repetitive language and abstract wording for the sentence.
What is the difference between story truth and happening truth?
Happening truth is what actually happened, while story truth explains why it matterd and how it felt
Tim O’Briens tells the reader different versions of the story to make them think about?
What is a true war story
Tone in the “Dentist“?
Embarrassed and ironic
Evidence:Curt Lemon faints but later proves bravery.
Why would an author keep their word choice simple?
What is to help their audience understand the message clearly.
Evidence: Author used simple expressions on the characters, for instance “in love”, “love”, “guilt”.
How does story truth help the audience understand war?
It helps the reader emotionally connect to the experience, even if they’ve never been in war
When O’Brien uses phrases such as “you don’t know“, “you cant“, or “you’ve never”. What is he assuming?
He is assuming that the reader has never seen or lived through war.