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“A war story isn’t about war, but about feelings”
In Tim O’Brien’s “How to tell a true War Story,” the narrator states that “in the end… a true war story is never about war.” This statement is very true throughout that story and also in the James Baldwin story, “Going to Meet the Man.” A true war story isn’t about the war itself, but about how the persons involved have grown and evolved through those experiences. In Baldwin’s story Jesse gains his sex drive back by coming to terms with his past. And in O’Brien’s story the narrator explains to us how he has changed from his experience in war.
O’Brien’s story is an account of what one man thinks happened one day when he was at war. ... It’s mostly about how he perceived the event, not about what actually happened. Throughout the story the narrator suggests criteria for a true war story, which include, “a true war story is never moral”(421); “a true war story embarrasses you”(421); “a true war story cannot be believed”; “it’s difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen”(422); “you can tell a true war story from the way it never seems to end”(425); “a true war story, if truly told, makes the stomach believe”(426).
Approximate Word count = 769
Approximate Pages = 3.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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