(prompt 3) Courage or Shame
For O'briens sake there is a lot of shame going on in his life right before the war. He can't seem to decide weather to go to war or to go to Canada and dodge the war. He doesn't want to go against his beliefs of anti-war-ism, but most people think that dodging the war is shameful. Of coarse he does end up fighting in the war, otherwise this book would not have been written. But in a way he has a LOT of courage. O'brien gives up his beliefs and risks his life for the sake of his country. That take a LOT of courage. He probably had a lot more courage than the majority of the soldiers on the battle field.
"Does shame drive acts of heroism?" When I first read this question I thought to myself how that could be. Shame and heroism don't go hand in hand in any way whatsoever. But after a while I started to think about this question and came to the conclusion that it does! (Theres something I thought I would never say) I personally believe that when you feel ashamed of yourself, you usually want to fix what you did wrong. Thats happened to me plenty of times. Shame brings out the courage and heroism in this book in the form of Elroy Berdahl. Berdahl is a companion, a guide, and also O'briens courage. I don't know really how to explain it but it seems Elroy always shows him the way to the right decision.
"Does shame drive acts of heroism?" When I first read this question I thought to myself how that could be. Shame and heroism don't go hand in hand in any way whatsoever. But after a while I started to think about this question and came to the conclusion that it does! (Theres something I thought I would never say) I personally believe that when you feel ashamed of yourself, you usually want to fix what you did wrong. Thats happened to me plenty of times. Shame brings out the courage and heroism in this book in the form of Elroy Berdahl. Berdahl is a companion, a guide, and also O'briens courage. I don't know really how to explain it but it seems Elroy always shows him the way to the right decision.