Why We NEED these Stories

There are so many different stories in this book that O'Brien shares with us. He tells these stories so that people never forget. He wants people to understand the war and the things that the soldiers went through. On page 175, his daughter Kathleen says "Some dumb thing happens a long time ago and you can't even forget it". This supports every reason of why O'Brien should and does tell these stories. People die off and forget what happens, but those people who were there and witnessed firsthand what happened must tell the stories. If people forget or say that what happened was stupid, then I think there is more of a chance of it happening again. You know what they say, "History repeats itself". By telling the stories, O'Brien makes sure that we know of the terrible things that happened and how hard it was on him. We can better understand history by these stories. Also, this reminds me of the survivors of the Holocaust telling their stories because already people are saying it never happened. Through their stories, the survivors make sure everyone knows it happened and are making sure history does not repeat itself.