The Role Of Armon In The Works Of Tim O Brien

When William Faulkner won the Nobel Prize, he used it as an opportunity to reach out to the young writers of the world to give them advice. He told these people that man has a spirit capable of compassion, sacrifice, and endurance, and that it was the writer’s duty to write about these things (Faulkner 872). This can be achieved in a story to make the reader feel empowered. Just like Faulkner speaks of the way that the writer can remind man of the meaningful abstractions honor, hope, pride, compassion, pity, sacrifice, he can show to the reader to remind them of the glory of their past (Faulkner 872). A writer can create a character that withstands great odds, and shows fluently his ability to exercise the abstractions Faulkner speaks

To have a book revolve around that point is a major idea. When Tim O’Brien writes about how he was a coward for going to war (O’Brien 61), he is really showing how he felt inside, and how that choice was a tough one in his heart, because it went against what he knew. Bantock also makes it abundantly clear that Armon is a hurt individual dealing with the hurt he has inside himself as well as the problems he faces. When Armon is beginning to understand that all along he had this creativity within him, but he kept suppressing it. or dousing the embers striving to ignite within him until now, he felt their tiny heat. (Bantock 102) it shows that he had been pushing away a conflict in the heart. This is a struggle that a lot of readers know all too well. Bantock as a writer has created this character in Armon that is very identifiable and seemingly friendly. Bantock has created a character that you will remember forever in your head because you remember the way he acts. O’Brien does with the fictitious version of himself, both of these characters act as a point of view for the reader to see their