Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Putting Down the Load- The Lives of the Dead
The truth comes out, O'Brien had already started carrying a load before the war started. This childhood friend was the first death he really saw. Although this death was more innocent then the deaths in the war (I mean Linda didn't kill anyone), it gave O'Brien something to carry. It also gave a him a respect to the dead (seen when he wouldn't shake the hand of that dead guy he met). O'Brien needed this book more than any English class ever will. He needed it to place down his load and stand up straight and tall. He's been carrying it for sometime, and now it's time to put down the load and carry something else.
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I never thought of that EB and it makes a lot of sense. I can see that a death of a friend, especially at such a young age would be a big burden and with the extra burdens of the men he killed in Vietnam, the poor guy was probably plagued for the years it took him to write this book. I really hope that he was able to put it down, but I hope he doesn't pick up something heavier!
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