Cravens assignment

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2011)

#4. Why does Mike go back to Vietnam to find Nick? Be specific with this one and use examples.
Mike made a promise to his best friend Nick that he would bring him home from Vietnam. Mike felt guilty and unsettled knowing that he hadn't kept his promise to his best friend. He couldn't form a relationship with Linda out of guilt and he couldn't fully return to his old life because he knew in the back of his mind that he had some unfinished business. So he went back and found his old best friend, gambling on his life. And even though Nick died in the end, Mike got closure knowing what happened to Nick and that he had brought him home like he promised. After that he could move on and continue his life, something he would have been unable to do if he didn't go back for Nick.