#4. Why does Mike go back to Vietnam to find Nike? Be specific with this one and use examples.

Rating: 8/10 (10 December 2005)

Mike goes back to Vietnam to get Nick for more than one reason. The biggest reason is that before they left for the war, Mike had promised that he wouldn't leave his friends in Vietnam. When Mike came home and the other two guys weren't with him he felt guilty. He knew where Nick was because he had seen him there before. Nick had changed so much that it was hard for Mike to deal with it. Also, Mike had always felt that you do it right the first time and in order. Going to war may have changed how he felt about that, and not bringing his friends back did as well. He felt like a bad friend and a failure for not doing what he said he would.