May 23--Chapter 7 “How to Tell a True War Story"

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  According to O'Brien, how do you tell a true war story? What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war? 

Option #2: According to O'Brien, how do you tell a true war story? What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war? In what sense is a “true” war story actually true? That is, in O’Brien’s terms, what is the relationship between historical truth and fictional truth?

Option #3:  According to O'Brien, how do you tell a true war story? What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war? 

How would you tell your story about war? What would you include? Exclude? What would be different about the way you would write a war story? 

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