“How to Tell a True War Story”

buffalo scene

The is one of the most impressive parts of the story, not only because of its description and explicit imagery, but also because of the raw emotions it evokes in the reader.

mundane

The and "silly "is considered to be more comforting, more of a safeguard than a trivial or absurd occurrence, while the most horrifying, unbelievable, and crude "facts "are more reliable and expected.

buffalo scene

The is one of the most impressive parts of the story, not only because of its description and explicit imagery, but also because of the raw emotions it evokes in the reader.

mundane

The and "silly "is considered to be more comforting, more of a safeguard than a trivial or absurd occurrence, while the most horrifying, unbelievable, and crude "facts "are more reliable and expected.

innocent suffer

War is a powerful and evil force, and even the most its consequences.

Consider the statement "Thats a true war story that never happened" and the characters various attempts to express the truth inherent in a particular story ("[Sanders] frustration at,not quite pinning down the final and definitive truth", "You can tell a true war story if you just keep on telling it")

**The "truth" in the context of a war story is based both on perspective and the exaggeration of both the mundane and the incredible

Consider the narrators comment that it was a love story, not a war story

War and grief are measured from the individual's perspective and emotions, influencing how they react to the situations and events presented