Question

These questions are regarding the chapters Notes, In The Field, Good Form, and Field Trip, in the book The Things They Carried

Knowing what happened in the field the night Kiowa dies, how does it differ from Norman Bowker's perspective? What new information do we learn?

How does he use perspective with these chapters, all about the same event?

Who IS at fault for Kiowa's death?

Answer 1

Answer:

The morning after Kiowa’s death, the platoon wades in the mud of the sewage field with Jimmy Cross leading the way. Cross thinks of Kiowa and the crime that is his death. He concludes that although the order to camp came from a higher power, he made a mistake letting his men camp on the dangerous riverbank. He decides to write a letter to Kiowa’s father saying what a good soldier Kiowa was

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