Ind Aff Or Out Of Love In Sarajevo Summary

Inordinate Killings What could a story about a teacher student affair have in common with a story about a revenge killing? Both,“Ind Aff or Out of Love in Sarajevo” and “Killings,” focus on war as a theme (which may seem like a stretch). “Ind Aff or Out of Love in Sarajevo,” focus on the subject of war explicitly by rehashing the events that end up starting world war one. “Killings” theme of war is a bit difficult to notice since it doesn’t deal with war in a traditional sense. “Killings” focus on a war between two individuals this is where “Killings” and “Ind Aff or Out of Love in Sarajevo” differ. In “Ind Aff or Out of Love in Sarajevo,” going to war for the greater good of the many is noble, whereas in “Killings” going to war for selfish

Like Princip, the father feels he must kill his oppressor. That however is where the similarity between Princip and Matts motives end. Princip believed his intentions were just while Matt feels uneasy about his decision to go to war with someone he has deemed to be worthy of death. Once Matt had found Strout (his sons killer) he took his gun and “pressed the muzzle against Strout’s head, pressed it harder than he wanted to” (102). Matt’s uneasiness is caused by the feeling that his actions will benefit no one. Matt’s choice to kill Strout leads to an emptiness, that only comes from doing something he doesn’t really believe is right. War ruins an individual if they make the decision to go to it for themselves. After Matt has killed Strout, he goes home to his wife. While Matt lies in his bed “he shuddered with a sob that he kept silent in his heart” (108). Unlike Princip, Matt has to hide his act because he feels to ashamed of it enough to face the consequences. Matt went to war for himself and it brought him nothing but an even sharper pain than he had to begin with, a decision that alienates him from the rest of the living individuals in his