- page 37: "Tim O'Brien: a secret hero. The Lone Ranger."
This epithet is used to describe the connection of O'Brien and his experience with courage. When he describes his perception about how courage works, he uses these phrases to describe himself before going into his story to support his theory and adjectives concerning his character. I think that these epithets gives us the readers a better understanding about O'Brien. We see how he percieves himself, and what he thinks about courage. Courage is a huge part about being a soldier. By using his courage at certain spurts or situations, O'Brien really is a "secret hero" because he doesn't use his courage all of the time, just in times he finds necessary or appropriate. He is the "Lone Ranger" in his story about how he used his courage. The epithets strengthen our view of O'Brien. It is a way to describe his character in a different, yet effective way.
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