... 85). The men who participated in Vietnam know about death better than anyone else. From this reading one can learn, it is safe to say, that in a true war story nothing is ever absolutely true. Bell's "Linear Design," and O"Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story" are similar in several aspects of writing. O"Brien uses sub-plots and mini-climaxes in his piece that Bell describes as symmetrically appearing ... is seen as the resolution. This part of O"Brien's piece is seen as one of the peaks on the back of the "dragon." This is how Bell and O"Brien's pieces show similarities. "Linear Design...

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... chest where he is less burned, where she can touch him- (Ondaatje 4). Ondaatje is writing as this event is taking place in the present, and then the patient begins to speak and tell stories of his past. The stories Ondaatje writes about Almásy's past are very vivid; it is as if the action is taking place in the present time ... together. Their views on life seem somewhat deceiving in that although Kip and Hana may not need each other, they have a lust that can be contained if they want it to be. An example of Hana and Kip's relationship is when Hana says: "how long did you hold me?- (O...

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