why does mike go back to find nick?

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2005)

in this film, mike is the type of individual that does things by the book, you don't get and second shot at things, and don't give in to anything. this type of life style is shown very well in the first hunting trip after the wedding. when the small guy forgets his boots, and keeps on asking mike if he could use his extra pair of boots.mike says no and said that when he goes to war he won't be there to babysit him, and he needs to start to learn how to takecare of himself. mike also keeps his word and will not stop until the job is done. mike promises linda that he will bring back nick when he comes home. the first time mike comes home, nick is not with him because he lost nick in the war, and started to think that nick does not want to come home.after a while of mike thinking about what life is like and that he is home and nick is not; mike has to go back and bring nick home. nick is all messed up because of the Russian roulette and lives with the thrill of living and dying each time the trigger is pulled. due to mike's character, he can't keep on living life until he fulfills his promise of bringing nick back home with him. however, mike never thought that nick could get into that he got in. and never would have imagined that nick would be coming home in a body bag sort of speak. mike had this saying when they all went hunting, "one shot" is the right think to do, and this applies to bringing nick home, he would not go back with out nick. he goes back because it is the right thing to do, and that is the way he is. things were not right back home with out nick, thats why he went back and because he promised lindathat he would not come back home with out him. thats really why he had to go back because the first time he didn't come back home with nick.