why does mike go back for nick

Rating: Null/10 (30 May 2007)

the three that went to Vietnam were very good friends but there was a special bond between mike and nick, they were almost like brothers. Before they left Mike promised Nick that he would bring him back, dead or alive because Nick loved the town they lived in so much. When they were there Mike and Nick stuck together as best they could but they were separated and Mike got to go home, not knowing where to find Nick Mike left. Upon his arrival home he felt so bad about leaving his friend that he couldn't even go to his welcome home party, for fear of the disappointment not only to himself but to all of his friends when he came in without Nick. While at home nothing is the same. All he can think about is Nick and whether he was alive. Mike and the rest of the guys went hunting and Mike couldn't kill the deer that he so easily could have caught, it is not clear as to whether he didn't get it because of the war and he had seen enough killing or if it was because of Nick and deer hunting just wasn't what it used to be with out his best friend right there with him. Following the hunt Mike decides that he needs to go back to find Nick if only just to gain closure. In the end Mike finds his friend to just to have Nick not remember who he is and then kill himself playing Russian roilette, but he kept his promise, and now he can try to move on with his life.
~MEGAN BASSETT