One might say that Tim O’Brien has valid reasons for being critical in his decision to go to war and therefore shouldn’t be so harsh in his self-criticism. The war, which calls his name, is what severs his chances of earning a bright future which he deserves. He “had the world dicked” (41) and is a hard worker from the start, especially in his academic studies, gaining a “full-ride scholarship for grad studies at Harvard” (41). The Aphorism, a saying that usually expresses a general truth, hints that similarly to great minds like Albert Einstein, also a draft dodger, O’Brien has the ability to contribute to the understanding of the unknown in society, allowing his judgements on himself to be passed. However, the likelihood that O’Brien’s work