The Sorrow of War Blog Assignment 5

      The Sorrow of War has shown me that while fighting in the war one must choose between life or sacrifice. While in the war your life does not belong to you anymore. Every decision you make would affect yourself and your platoon as well. You can either choose to save yourself while in harms way or sacrifice yourself in order to save many other soldiers in your platoon. In this novel many soldiers chose to sacrifice their selves to save other injured soldiers. The Sorrow of War has also showed me that when you grow up an branch of from your hometown and friends they will no longer be the same. You cannot depend on your significant other to be waiting on you when you get back. This novel has showed me this learning experience through Kien's postwar days because when he returned Hanoi had changed significantly and Phuong, his high school sweetheart, was not their for him when he got back.
        The Sorrow of War is a novel written to open readers minds about the reality of fighting in the Vietnamese War. In this novel Kien is one of ten survivors in the Vietnamese war. He faces difficulties while trying to cope with his traumas from the war and his relationship with his high school sweetheart Phoung. Kien has lost many soldiers in the war that he wont forget. He is constantly reminded by everyday life of his lost soldiers. He also has to deal with the fact that Phuong is not the same person that he remembers. In this novel Kien is stressed out physically, mentally, and emotionally from his postwar days.

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