The Man I Killed Bri Susco Ms. Thomas AP Lang
Theme and Tone Theme: loss of innocence, guilt Tone: distant, self loathing, remorse
Point of View and Imagery Third Person O’Brien uses details and dialog to capture the tone of the chapter Details include describing the body, and the surroundings Dialog is only between other character or directed to Tim; he is in shock
Setting Forest out side the village Clay trail where the Vietnamese soldier lay My Khe, Quang Ngai The providence where the soldier was from taught all their sons to fight out of duty
Character Description Indirect: soldier: how he could have been a scholar, his love of mathematics; fell in love Direct: soldier: his looks; Kiowa: sweating and uneasy with Tim’s reaction The way O’Brien describes the dead soldier makes him seem alive, you believe in the character’s integrity of being real
Overview Chapter shows how the war effected soldiers; notable how it destroys innocence “The Man I Killed” is the first time in the book when Tim is portrayed as a “real soldier” After this chapter he isn’t innocent he’s just one of the guys to a degree
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