O'Brien revists the feild because he feels he has some unfinished business there. He went there and left Kiowas moccasins in the muck.
He took her there to show her some of the things that he saw when he was in the war. Her reaction is that of a normal kid. She feels it happened so long ago it has nothing to do with her. Why should she care so much when it was her dad that had to be there, not her.
He visits the field again so he can get "forgiveness or personal grace" and so maybe he can make peace with what had happened there. Thats why they went to the spot where Kiawa was killed.
He revisits the field because he feels connected to it some way and he wants to find forgiveness.
I think O'Briens daughters reaction is somewhat insensitive but it is understandable shes only ten and doesn't unstand the signigance of it she may when she gets older though.
He revisits, because he wants to go back to find Kiowa's remains. He wants closure with what happened to Kiowa. His daughter just wants to know about her fathers past, I think her reaction was appropriate
O'Brien has to go back to visit the field because his heart is there and his family (fallen comrades).
He brings his daughter to the field to teach her about what war is about. And she acts like she doesnt even want to be there and that war wasnt a big deal. When it does have to deal with her becasue is her father died she wouldnt be there.
O'Brien visits the field that caused him so much pain and depression. However, twenty years has past since the Vietnam War took place. O'Brien's daughter Kathleen and him go back to visit the field, so Kathleen and get a little taste of her father's past, also, so she can see what the world has to offer. During this chapter, O'Brien is incountered with the jeep and his best friend, "Kiowa" not literally, because Kiowa died in the Vietnam War, which explains the flashbacks O'Brien is having. When O'Brien is holding the ruck sack of Kiowa's, he stands their and wishing he could tell Kiowa what a great friend he was to him. Chris Booth
O'Briend visits the field again to get that feeling of connecion that he had with the fallen soldiers. He needed to get in the water and leave Kiowas shoes in the mudd where it had happened. His daughter is impatient and wants to leave because she doesn't understand what happen. She couldn't imagen the things he has seen there during the war.
O'Brein visted the feild with his daughter, so that he could let her know what he went though. O'Briens daught did not under stand like he thought that she wouldn't. He also was trying to put the gost of that day too rest. Becausse it is shown through out the tell of the feild he blame him self.
O'Brien revisits the field to help himself get over the loss of a brother. He hates that it was his fault that he couldn't help Kiowa get out of the muck. His daughters was appropriate because she never said much. She just let her father do whatever he had to do to get over it. Tyler
O'Brien visits the field to have that release and to gain an inner-peace that can only come along with guilt being forgotten, or someone being forgiven.
His daughters reaction was very non-understanding and it showed the difference between someone who was innocent and someone that had been effected by war. I think O'Brien wrote her in to show that contrast.
O'Brien visits the field again where he stayed a lot of the time in Vietnam with his daughter because he wanted to see it again and maybe to close a chapter of his life that was Vietnam. Her reaction was the same as anyone else's would probably be seeing the field for the first time. To O'Brien it seems a lot more at peace now compared to when he stayed there so he was calm about it. His daughter though it was gross and dirty and didn't like it very much because that was her first time being in a place like that and never say the field the way her dad had to expirience it.
O Brien visits the field again where Kiowa had died. "I looked for signs of forgivness or personal grace or whatever else the land might offer." (pg 181) He was just hoping to get rid of the guilt in this matter. Also I think his daughter acted very appropriate. She was curious in what her dad saw and what he did and wondered why people where so mad at each other.
O'Brien revisits the field because he has all of this guilt built up inside of him from the past twenty years, and he wants to be relieved of it. The stress is caused from when Kiowa died. O'Brien feels that it was his fault that Kiowa died and in a sense bringing his moccasins back to the field and saying goodbye to Kiowa relieves him of the guilt that he has been holding on to.
He revisits the field because he feels as if some part of him died when he let kiowa die. He wants his life back.
His daughter's reaction is appropriate. I know that if my dad took me to a **** field from a place he was at over 20 years ago i would not want to be their either. Jessica
O'Brien comes back to the field because he wants to deal with his guilt and wants to put an end to the guilt. This is simmilar to the chapter regarding the survivors guilt. So this is his way of making things right, because his personal viewpoint of the death of Kiowa makes him feel burdened with guilt. His daughter, Kathleen's reaction is appropriate because she doesn't understand the emotions and brotherhood that was formed between the soldiers.
O'Brien has never actually gotten over everything that had happened to him in the war and this incident where he lost his bestfriend is the one that sticks out the most. He revisited this feild because this is where he lost his best friend. He needed to find a way to lay this at rest. So he swam into the gross water and went to the spot that he thought it happened at and put Kiowa's moccasins into the mud at the bottom. that was like his way of letting go of all guilt and of his friend. His daughter reacted that way because she didnt understand what the war was what he was doing or why they were even at that place. She reacted the way a ten year old girl should have. All she know was it smelled and her dad was once there because people were mad at eachother. _malori
He revisits the field so he can let go of the past that has been following him since the war ended. His daughter's reaction is very appriate because she has no clue what it is like in the war, let alone watch a man, your best friend die right in front of you. -chris austin
He went there for solace and resolution. He want's to forgive himself for what happened in the war. His daughter is young and cannot understand the war, her reaction is perfectly alright. But if she was older, it might be a little for innapropriate.
O'Brien visits the field because he wants to let go his gilt of what happened to Kiowa. The field embodies the essence of his friendship with Kiowa. He let it go all those years ago because it was too heavy to carry. Now he returned to the field to get it. Steven W Pollard
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O'Brien revists the feild because he feels he has some unfinished business there. He went there and left Kiowas moccasins in the muck.
He took her there to show her some of the things that he saw when he was in the war. Her reaction is that of a normal kid. She feels it happened so long ago it has nothing to do with her. Why should she care so much when it was her dad that had to be there, not her.
He visits the field again so he can get "forgiveness or personal grace" and so maybe he can make peace with what had happened there. Thats why they went to the spot where Kiawa was killed.
Cory C.
He revisits the field because he feels connected to it some way and he wants to find forgiveness.
I think O'Briens daughters reaction is somewhat insensitive but it is understandable shes only ten and doesn't unstand the signigance of it she may when she gets older though.
He revisits, because he wants to go back to find Kiowa's remains. He wants closure with what happened to Kiowa.
His daughter just wants to know about her fathers past, I think her reaction was appropriate
Kat
O'Brien has to go back to visit the field because his heart is there and his family (fallen comrades).
He brings his daughter to the field to teach her about what war is about. And she acts like she doesnt even want to be there and that war wasnt a big deal. When it does have to deal with her becasue is her father died she wouldnt be there.
--Tim
O'Brien visits the field that caused him so much pain and depression. However, twenty years has past since the Vietnam War took place. O'Brien's daughter Kathleen and him go back to visit the field, so Kathleen and get a little taste of her father's past, also, so she can see what the world has to offer. During this chapter, O'Brien is incountered with the jeep and his best friend, "Kiowa" not literally, because Kiowa died in the Vietnam War, which explains the flashbacks O'Brien is having. When O'Brien is holding the ruck sack of Kiowa's, he stands their and wishing he could tell Kiowa what a great friend he was to him.
Chris Booth
O'Briend visits the field again to get that feeling of connecion that he had with the fallen soldiers. He needed to get in the water and leave Kiowas shoes in the mudd where it had happened.
His daughter is impatient and wants to leave because she doesn't understand what happen. She couldn't imagen the things he has seen there during the war.
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O'Brein visted the feild with his daughter, so that he could let her know what he went though. O'Briens daught did not under stand like he thought that she wouldn't. He also was trying to put the gost of that day too rest. Becausse it is shown through out the tell of the feild he blame him self.
mandy
O'Brien revisits the field to help himself get over the loss of a brother. He hates that it was his fault that he couldn't help Kiowa get out of the muck.
His daughters was appropriate because she never said much. She just let her father do whatever he had to do to get over it.
Tyler
O'Brien visits the field to have that release and to gain an inner-peace that can only come along with guilt being forgotten, or someone being forgiven.
His daughters reaction was very non-understanding and it showed the difference between someone who was innocent and someone that had been effected by war. I think O'Brien wrote her in to show that contrast.
-Ariel :)
He revisits the field because of his guilt that he has. he feels guilty that he stood by and watched kiowa die, didn't even try to help save him
He took his daughter there because he wanted to show here Vietnam. How back during the war it had looked and how it has changed over time.
Jared B.
O'Brien visits the field again where he stayed a lot of the time in Vietnam with his daughter because he wanted to see it again and maybe to close a chapter of his life that was Vietnam. Her reaction was the same as anyone else's would probably be seeing the field for the first time. To O'Brien it seems a lot more at peace now compared to when he stayed there so he was calm about it. His daughter though it was gross and dirty and didn't like it very much because that was her first time being in a place like that and never say the field the way her dad had to expirience it.
-Sam
O'Brien visits the field to go back and visit Kiowa's resting place.
I think his daughter is a bit naive because she does not know what has happened or anything about her Dad's past.
O Brien visits the field again where Kiowa had died. "I looked for signs of forgivness or personal grace or whatever else the land might offer." (pg 181) He was just hoping to get rid of the guilt in this matter.
Also I think his daughter acted very appropriate. She was curious in what her dad saw and what he did and wondered why people where so mad at each other.
Chelsea Pinkerman
O'Brien revisits the field because he has all of this guilt built up inside of him from the past twenty years, and he wants to be relieved of it. The stress is caused from when Kiowa died. O'Brien feels that it was his fault that Kiowa died and in a sense bringing his moccasins back to the field and saying goodbye to Kiowa relieves him of the guilt that he has been holding on to.
He revisits the field because he feels as if some part of him died when he let kiowa die. He wants his life back.
His daughter's reaction is appropriate. I know that if my dad took me to a **** field from a place he was at over 20 years ago i would not want to be their either.
Jessica
O'Brien comes back to the field because he wants to deal with his guilt and wants to put an end to the guilt. This is simmilar to the chapter regarding the survivors guilt. So this is his way of making things right, because his personal viewpoint of the death of Kiowa makes him feel burdened with guilt.
His daughter, Kathleen's reaction is appropriate because she doesn't understand the emotions and brotherhood that was formed between the soldiers.
O'Brien has never actually gotten over everything that had happened to him in the war and this incident where he lost his bestfriend is the one that sticks out the most. He revisited this feild because this is where he lost his best friend. He needed to find a way to lay this at rest. So he swam into the gross water and went to the spot that he thought it happened at and put Kiowa's moccasins into the mud at the bottom. that was like his way of letting go of all guilt and of his friend. His daughter reacted that way because she didnt understand what the war was what he was doing or why they were even at that place. She reacted the way a ten year old girl should have. All she know was it smelled and her dad was once there because people were mad at eachother.
_malori
He revisits the field so he can let go of the past that has been following him since the war ended.
His daughter's reaction is very appriate because she has no clue what it is like in the war, let alone watch a man, your best friend die right in front of you.
-chris austin
He went there for solace and resolution. He want's to forgive himself for what happened in the war. His daughter is young and cannot understand the war, her reaction is perfectly alright. But if she was older, it might be a little for innapropriate.
Matt G
O'Brien visits the field because he wants to let go his gilt of what happened to Kiowa. The field embodies the essence of his friendship with Kiowa. He let it go all those years ago because it was too heavy to carry. Now he returned to the field to get it.
Steven W Pollard
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