Cravin Blk 3- Number 2

Rating: Null/10 (28 May 2009)

The three main characters Mike, Nick, and Steven all have very different personalities. Mike is the eldest, strongest, and acknowledged leader of the group and is a major control freak. Nick is very interested in gambling and plays a major role in his personality. Steven is low key and quiet, very vulnerable and sensitive. These characteristic traits play a major part in how they act and fight in Vietnam. Mike, because he is the oldest, is used to taking charge and learning how to control a group, which he does while fighting. Nick participates in the Russian Roulette sequence of the film and is willing to gamble his life when fighting during the war. Steven stands back in the group during the war sequences and is sensitive to the killing and violence he experiences. He is vulnerable, so when he is told to do something he does it but with a cautious approach. Their difference approaches to life showed what to expect when they went off to war and from what happened during the war, their personalities were consistent. This could have happened differently and they all could have drastically changed personalities, like some did after the war, because of what their constant struggles and surroundings were.