If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home

The Vietnam War was a time in history where many different opinions caused opportunity for Americans to disagree with the government and each other. Individuals either chose to support the war or not and the largest impact was made by the people that decided to disagree. Unorganized demonstrations were formed to illustrate the hatred felt towards the Vietnam War. The different perspectives of the war from individual to individual varied so much that there was not just one reason to…...

“Courage is the fear of being thought a coward."l Is Tim O'Brien a coward for going against what he believes in or is he courageous for simply fighting in the Vietnam War? Published in 1973, If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, is a novel written by Tim O'Brien that takes place during the Vietnam War during the 1960's. O'Brien takes readers through his tough journey in combat as a result of being…...

In Tim O'Brien's book “If I Die in a Combat Zone”, he puts his experiences in the Vietnam War into written perspective. O'Brien goes into detail about the conflicts and demons that he had to face both internally and externally during the war. In “If I Die in a Combat Zone", Tim O'Brien argued to get the point across that the Vietnam War had deteriorated his and his fellow soldiers’ minds due to the soldiers feeling the need bear the…...

Book Summary O'Brien, Tim. If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home. New York City: Broadway Books; Reprint Edition, (August 24, 2011). Vietnam Veteran Tim O'Brien gave us this very interesting and personal experience of what he had to face during his one year deployment in Vietnam. He goes about explaining what life was like in the heavy combat zones where he was face to face with his enemy, what it was like to…...

As a result of Tim O'Brien withstanding his duty in the Vietnam war, serving for a year from 1969-1970, he created the autobiographical account of 'If I Die In A Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home', addressing how a young man was drafted into the Vietnam war. In which he questioned everything about war. In the course of this book his strong opposing perspective toward the war is revealed questioning its worth and value. Tim O’Brien is…...