1. The Things They Carried & Death
... nothing to do with morality. Embarrassment, that's all it was,"(59). The main reason for Tim's decision was based on the expectations others had for him. Over the course of the summer, escaping to Canada seemed to be the best moral choice for Tim. But since he "couldn't endure the mockery, or the disgrace, or the patriotic ridicule," the decision became merely based on a socially acceptable action (59). Upon imagining ... hundreds of people from his past and future judging him, he realized, and ... forces to make his decision for him, Tim displayed great weakness that will forever leav...
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