#2

Rating: Null/10 (9 December 2012)

The boys have very different personalities. Michael is the leader of the group. He is confident and seems protective and reliable. Nick seems average to me. He is dependent on Michael and seems to be a happy guy. Steve seems very insecure about himself and is a big "momma's" boy. Steve also is dependent on Michael. Michael's personality serves him well as a soldier, he is protective of his friends and helps them survive while they are together. Without Michael it is possible that neither Steve nor Nick would have survived. I believe that Nick goes in to the war confident but after he experiences the Russian roulette scene his personality seems to change. He goes from a happy guy to an angry guy, and from changing so drastically he ends up AWOL. Steve didn't get any help from his personality in the war. He was continually vulnerable and always had Michael to help him. Steve seemed to "give up" the fight. I think their different outlooks on life served as an excellent prelude for both Michael and Steve. However, Nick's personality was somewhat hard to read. I was not expecting to see what happened to him while in Vietnam. I don't think it could've happened differently with Michael or Steve but for Nick they could have changed the outcome and I would not have known the difference.