Some Nights By Tim O Brien Analysis

The author's purpose and intention in creating a piece of literature is important then the audience perspective towards it so it can be fully understood better. The song “Some Nights” is related to the book through that common idea. The band FUN showing the audience there view towards war through the song is a good example but most people think of it as a catchy song. While it really talks about a young man in the song who goes to bed and thinks about his family and the things he went through. All the hardships and pain that came along with the war. I wouldn’t have gotten the main picture of the song if I didn’t look at it through a different perspective. Tim O’brien expressed his feelings through a book and the band FUN with their song but it's our job to figure out why it was made.

“You can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you” (O’Brien 69). That excerpt gives a small, easy and brief explanation that helps in giving you an idea of what the Author's intention is in creating this piece of literature, but not enough to get the whole thing.

Usually when an Author writes a book it’s best to evaluate the audience's perspective so they could try their best in pleasing the audience even more. But in this case, Tim O’Brien, wrote the book The Things They Carry in order to show his perspective and experience of going to Vietnam as a soldier. Showing us what he went through not just to inform us but to realize his purpose and intention in telling the story. Which is why the Author's perspective should be viewed in depth to know the certain reasons the story was created. That's how you can fully understand the intention and better your view of the