Various aspects of their lives as immigrants, what brought them to the U.S. and where most live are briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. A 6 page research paper addressing the war in Indochina and the subsequent peace treaty. A brief background of the war and its costs are given with the major points of the peace agreement. Changes in foreign policy since Vietnam are discussed.
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Bibliography lists 8 sources. A 15 page comparison between the above mentioned novels by Tim O'Brien. In these novels, O'Brien examines feelings and uncertainties that speak to the heart of being human and leave the reader thinking, rather then feeling that all their questions have been answered. O'Brien's artistry encompasses all of the nuances and pathos of the human condition, but set within a framework that coincides with the period that formed the crux of his own experience the Vietnam War . The writer specifically examines the novels relative to O'Brien's use of structure.