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Saturday, June 25, 2011

After Effects

Tim O'Brien sparks for many veterans of the Vietnam conflict as a successful writer: someone able

to communicate some of the trauma sustained in war. But in an article showcased on The New York Times entitled "Wrestling With War And Love; Raw Pain, Relived Tim O'Brien's Way" Tim O'Brien still has his work cut out for him. It's easy to understand that some echos of th epast return for a person who survived Vietnam. Looking back on "The Things They Carried" it seems one must indeed make peace instead of just writing it down.

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