Tone Of O 'Brien's Ambush'

The story Ambush is the best story this semester. It has meaning and purpose behind it.

A. O'Brien tone of Ambush makes a very clear understanding of how he feels on the subject of war. 1. "Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone" ( O'Brien 1). a. His daughter in the story questioning one of his worst experiences he has gone through, made his stomach drop. It paints a picture of the pain and guilt on his face when being asked this question.

2. “'Of course not,' and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while" ( O'Brien 1). a. Protecting his daughter from the truth shows his love he has for his daughter. He does not want his daughter to view him as he views himself and how he feels about hisself.

b. He is very harsh about war he does not like the subject. This is a

His tone brings out a good mood for the story. It makes one feel like they were in his shoes and how hard it is to live with this overwhelming guilt. 3. "He lay at the center of the trail, his right leg bent beneath him, his one eye shut, his other eye a huge star-shaped hole" (O'Brien 2). a. This story haunts him, it is easily shown that it haunts him on how he writes. O'Brien writing style is short and to the point because he does not want to remember the story and the details of him killing someone. That is a reason why it is short and to the point.

b. This is one of the reasons that's make Ambush the best story's, this story is easy to understand because it is short and to the point, but it is still full of meaning. His story can relate to so many other people who have struggles after the war.

4. It can also relate to high school students. It shows us even if it was the right thing todo it might not always be a easy decision and it's also really difficult to make the right decisions. It shows how decisions can affect others. If he would not of killed him, what would the man have done?

5."Sometimes I forgive myself, other times I don’t"(O'Brien