Question

In the Chapter "On the Rainy River," O'Brien recounts a parade of people watching

and cheering him on from the shoreline as he makes the choice not to run from the
draft. This group includes people from his past and his future, including his family,
politicians, and people he had not even met at that point in his life. Which of the
following is the most likely reason to include these people from the future in this
story about his past?
O O'Brien was listing all the people he let down by wanting to flee the draft.
o O'Brien was hallucinating from taking too many drugs.
o O'Brien was trying to show how complicated the decision to flee the draft was.
o O'Brien wanted to show how this memory and moment was tied to all future ones.

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Things They Carried is a book written by Tim O'Brien, on war. The book is based mostly on his experience as a soldier.

In chapter titled 'On the Rainy River,' O'Brien shares that one day when he was filled with fear, he wrote a letter to his family and left for Canada. While on his way to Canada, he stayed with Elroy Berdahl in the Tip Top Lodge.

So, on his last day at lodge, O'Brien and Elroy went for fishing and reached near Canada on boat. But O'Brien makes a decision to go to war and he sees an audience cheering him as he returns.

The reason for listing these people is because they were the people whom he let down.

Therefore, option A is correct.