In chapter five, Foster discusses the recurrence of familiar pictures, archetypes, and figures in different literary works. He analyzes Tim O'Brien's Going After Cacciato (1978), in order to explain his point on how literature repeats. He shows methods in which authors get inspired by stories they’ve read that are written by different writers who might share the same personal experience. An example of such would be the character of Sarkin Aung Wan. The idea of working on other texts that are not one’s own is a purposeful process by the writer, and helps him/her in their creative process. Borrowing from other writers happens for one reason: to share the human experience. Foster states that when a reader starts recognizing similarities and patterns