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4.11 In "The Man I Killed," Tim O'Brien describes

the story of the Vietnamese man he killed. He
gives details about this man's life, hopes,
dreams, fears, etc. But there is no way Tim could
have known these details. Why do you think Tim
O'Brien creates a life for the man he killed?
Explain your reasoning.

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Answer:In O'Brien's chapter, “The Man I Killed”, he attempts to humanize the enemy in a way that draws little separation between the enemy and himself by relating the enemy's life prior to the war to his, and illustrates the war through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it.

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