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Summary on O'Brien's How to Tell a True War Story
"How to Tell a True War Story" by Tim O'Brien, first appeared in October 1987 in Esquire Magazine. O'Brien offers us three different stories. The first story is about Bob "Rat" Kiley. Kiley's friend, Curt Lemon is killed, and he writes Lemon's sister a letter. Rat informs Lemon's sister what a great friend and comrade he was. "A real soldier's soldier", as Rat would say. He tells her stories to make his point clear, how her brother would always volunteer for the missions nobody else would dare to do. As Rat continues to write the letter he almost starts to cry. He gets all upset telling about the good times they had together, "How her brother made the war seem almost fun". Rat pours his heart and soul in this letter, at least expecting for her to write him back. But she never does, possibly feeling the letter was inappropriate and disturbing. This made Rat angry calling Lemon's sister a "dumb cooze".
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