The Deer Hunters

Rating: Null/10 (9 May 2010)

#4. Why does Mike go back to Vietnam to find Nick? Be specific with this one and use examples.
Mike returns to Vietnam in search for Nick because they made a pact at the beginning of the film saying that they would never leave each other over there alone. They decided on this pact while they were at their friend's wedding about to leave for Vietnam.
All of the main characters in the film The Deer Hunters were best friends, and had been their entire lives while growing up in a small Pennsylvania mining town. The men lived each day the exact same way, when a few of them were drafted into the army, they were forced to separate.
Although most of them were in Vietnam they were not stationed together so they didn't always know how each other were doing. While growing up with a certain group of people for your entire life you make a special connection and bond with them.
Mike returns to Vietnam because he made a promise to Nick that he was not going to break. They loved each other and no matter what they were both going to return home together. If Mike died going back to Vietnam just trying to find Nick he would have at least died trying. He wasn't about to give up, and leave his best friend behind during an incredibly dangerous war.
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