Which is demonstrated by Bartle’s mental anguish when he gets back. Powers tries to simulate the highs and lows with his time warps.
The significance of the time warps is often overlooked in the reviews of the book. These time warps serve multiple purposes. When Bartle is In Iraq he does not have time to over analyze and is often in situations that require split second decisions that have grave consequences for being wrong. Powers is trying show how frightening and fast war is and how sticking to the objective keeps a soldier from over analyzing. Emotions and feelings often lead to bad decisions. Soldiers are just told to react and do what they’ve been trained to do. When Bartle returns home, he has time to scrutinize his actions and questions