What is the theme in enemies in The Things They Carried?

What is the theme in enemies in The Things They Carried?

In Enemies by Tim O’Brien we have the theme of conflict, stress, fear and revenge. Taken from his The Things They Carried collection the story is narrated in the first person by O’Brien himself and from the beginning of the story the reader realises that O’Brien may be exploring the theme of conflict.

What happens in the chapter enemies in The Things They Carried?

Summary: “Enemies” Jensen breaks Strunk’s nose, hitting him repeatedly and without mercy. Afterward, Jensen is nervous that Strunk will try to get revenge and pays special attention to Strunk’s whereabouts. Finally, crazed by apprehension, Jensen fires his gun into the air and calls out Strunk’s name.

What does Jensen finally do to resolve the conflict between them?

What did Jensen finally do to resolve the conflict between them? To break the tension between Strunk and Jensen, Jensen breaks his own nose. – The irony is that they are truly friends, and he was turned into a symbol of the effect of what the war has on the soldiers.

Why does Strunk laugh at the end of enemies?

He laughs because Jensen breaking his nose has no meaning — Jensen was justified in his attacking Strunk in the first place. The uselessness of his gesture, motivated by fear, causes us to view the entire fight as void of meaning.

Why does Mitchell Sanders always point at the moral?

Mitchell Sanders is obsessed with the truth. He’s the one who’s always trying to figure out what the moral is, whether it’s of a story or a corpse lying in the road. He doesn’t need the moral to make sense, or the story. He just needs there to be one.

What was Lee afraid of when he saw Jensen?

What was Lee afraid of when he saw Jensen, and what did he make him promise? Lee was afraid that Jensen was trying to get revenge after he broke his nose. He tried his best to avoid getting near him when the troop hiked and set up their tents.

What is the irony in Lee Strunk’s reaction when Dave asked him if they were now Square?

What is the irony in Lee Strunk’s reaction when Dave asked him if they were now square? Strunk really did steal Jensen’s jackknife.

What is the irony the title enemies in Tttc?

The irony of the chapter titled “Enemies” is that Dave Jensen did not have to break his own nose.

What is the irony of the title enemies?

Why does Lees death relieve Dave of an enormous weight?

He died in a helicopter. Why was Jensen relieved of “an enormous” weight” when he learned that Strunk had died? He felt some guilt that he did not fulfill the pact, but it no longer mattered because Strunk died anyway; Jensen felt relieved when Strunk died because he wouldn’t have to face Strunk again.

What did Lee Strunk carry emotionally?

Emotionally/Psychologically Carries: His fear for the dentist. Important Events/Actions: Died from walking out into the sunlight. He passed out at the dentist and he came back later and asked the dentist to take out a perfectly good tooth to make himself feel better.