At the American airport where Bartle waits for his plane back home to Virginia, a bartender shows admiration for Bartle’s participation in the war and utter contempt for the Iraqis. His simplistic vision of the war as a noble fight between good and evil is emblematic of many civilians’ attitudes, largely ignorant of soldiers’ actual experience.
The American Bartender Quotes in The Yellow Birds
The The Yellow Birds quotes below are all either spoken by The American Bartender or refer to The American Bartender. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
Quotes
I didn’t want to smile and say thanks. Didn’t want to pretend I’d done anything except survive.
Related Characters:
John Bartle (speaker), The American Bartender
Related Symbols:
The Yellow Ribbon
Related Themes:
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Explanation and Analysis:
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The American Bartender Quotes in The Yellow Birds
The The Yellow Birds quotes below are all either spoken by The American Bartender or refer to The American Bartender. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
I didn’t want to smile and say thanks. Didn’t want to pretend I’d done anything except survive.
Related Characters:
John Bartle (speaker), The American Bartender
Related Symbols:
The Yellow Ribbon
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
