Euphemism!!!!

When I was reading, I found two instances where euphemisms were used. On page 209, it says "Too many body bags." On page 224, it says "she kicked the bucket". Both of these mean that people died. I found it weird how O'Brien could explain to the finest detail about a dead person, but at page 209 could not say a lot of people died. I think that death is such a touchy subject, and honestly, I think it should. Death is not an easy thing to deal with. When I saw euphemisms in a book about war and death, I thought about how much we hate to talk about it. I am not sure I just found these euphemisms somewhat ironic in the story since we heard all about Kiowa, Lavendar, and the young soldier's death. Euphemisms are used so much and sometimes they can be funny, but they really do lighten the situation or make it not so hard to say what happened. This is just something I thought of when I cam across these.

Details, Details, Details

On page 118, there are so many great details. A few examples are: "his eyebrows were thin and arched like a woman's eyebrow" , "clean black hair was swept upward into the cowlick at the rear of the skull, his forehead was lightly freckled", and "the blood there was think and shiny".
All of these phrases I find as perfect examples of how detailed this story was. O'Brien did not leave much to the imagination. He pretty much wrote out every detail of the situation. The reader did not have to wonder what was going on or what they saw or smelt because he wrote everything that a reader would ever want to know. Sometimes this meant even some gruesome or graphic images, such as the ones above that deal with the man Tim shot. I really liked this about the book because details always make me feel like I am there in the story. Also, most people never have experienced the things that take place in the book, but O'Brien makes us feel like we have after reading his intricate writing. I think this mad the book very good. Details make the reader feel one with the characters.

I think my last lit term!!

Lierary Term #12

Details

• page 93: "We ate the sandwiches and drank the Chablis and watched the country field out of the window. The grain was just beginning to ripen and the fields were full of poppies. The pastureland was green, and there were fine trees, and sometimes big rivers and chateaux off in the trees."

So, this story has a ton of details throughout the entire book. I am not sure why, but this short paragraph really stood out for some reason. It just really makes me feel like I am there. I can see the fields and feel like I am right there with them. This is what details should do, and that's why I wanted to discuss this part. Details are the reason I liked this book. I could vividly picture each scene while reading. I think that is what made this book more enjoyable! It was confusing at times, not gunna lie, but I could visualize things a lot easier while reading and could figure out where things were taking place and the mood. Speaking of mood, details make this noticable! When reading this paragraph, I felt just relaxed and calm. The details made me have the ablity to feel that. I have said this plenty of times, but this engages the reader.