Blog 3

In the Story "The things they carried" by Tim O brien one of the main characters is Kiowa.Kiowa is a devout Baptist, with decent of Native American,the other men tease him about both these things often, but Kiowa does not respond.He doesnt like white men.he grew up not to like them,so you can say hes rasist. He is kind to everyone and tries to have appropriate moral reactions to the war,he wants to feel bad about Ted Lavender's death, but he can't.It is difficult for him to show emotion,probably because he grew up not to feel, or maybe is hard from him to let it out.Let feelings out and talk,he represses alot of emotions,and that does him damage.Is like a cry for help. He tries to comfort Tim after Tim kills a man, something no one else in the company might think to do. His death is one of the worst events of the war for his entire company. they all loved him and knew he was a good person, and his death seems pointless. He is a dynamic character because at first he couldnt show feelings but then he did something noone else could,he comfort Tim after he killed a man. He showed emotion and sincerity.He had one of the other guys back and was there for him.There for there was a translation from cold to having sympathy and to be noble.I choose this Character because he reminded me of me.I at times have trouble showing feelings.but that doesnt mean because I don't show them,there not there.I think kiowa was alil missunderstood in that sense,no one really understood where he came from. In some aspects he was alittle responsible in how people view him.but in others he wasnt because he was taught to be that way,through yrs and through experiences. That's why I choose to focuse on his character becuase alot of people don't ackowledge that sometimes people just need to be shown that others are there to listen and to be there.then they'll give a part of them back. Alot of people can judge a book by is cover.but is up to the reader to decide and actually take a look inside to see what the book is all about. Through time people can learn to gain trust and slowly by slowly gain trust and start being more comfortable to show feelings and nt be so closed in. Kiowa learned alot with being surrounded by men,who been killed,who have killed,who are injuried and missing.What can a person would you be not about to feel?while experiences and viewing all that these men viewed. Is almost as Kiowa had no chioce but give out a piece of him. He was loved by many, so he couldnt even been such a bad person, is almost as if some of the men understood him,and thats why they was there for him.