If I Die in a Combat Zone

by

Tim O’Brien

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Christ’s Crucifixion

O’Brien uses allusions to Jesus Christ’s crucifixion to symbolize his changing perception of his role in the Vietnam War. The story contains three allusions to Christ’s crucifixion and the events surrounding it. The night before…

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The Lagoon

The lagoon on the Batangan Peninsula represents Vietnam as a whole, contrasting the paradise it once must have been with the ravaged landscape it’s become during the Vietnam War. Alpha Company spends time in the…

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