remains Flashcards
his ______ life in __ ______ hands
his bloody life in my bloody hands
i ___ every round as it ____ through ___ ____
i see every round as it rips through his life
___ of _____, except not ______
end of story, except not really
“On _________ occasion”
“On another occasion”
“On another occasion”
Suggests that these events happen regularly. Soldiers have lost feelings, killing is part of the job.
“Rips through his life” “Sort of inside out”
Makes a graphic, disturbing image, a vivid picture of the horror of war.
tosses his guts back into his body
Use of the colloquial verbs, sounds almost casual, makes violence seem normal.
Suggests that conflict devalues human life.
“His bloody life in my bloody hands”
Conflict makes people make moral decisions on the spot.
Use of “my” shows that the soldier feels responsible. even though two other soldiers did the exact thing
“The drinks and drugs won’t flush him out”
He can’t rid himself of this horrific image that is stuck with him.
]soldiers with ptsd often turn to drugs and alcohol to cope but it doesnt work.
the _______ and _____ wont _____ him out
the drinks and drugs wont flush him out
“Probably armed, possibly not”
He is still trying to figure out whether his actions were justified.
