Condoms were the most surprising item because you would think the soldiers would be focusing on staying alive not sex. I find dog tags most evocative of the war because it brings strong images of soldiers dying and the need of identification to mind.
2. In what sense does Jimmy love Martha? Why does he construct this elaborate, mostly fictional, relationship with her: What does he get out of it?
Jimmy desires Martha but the feelings are not mutual. In his mind they are going to live happily ever after and that helps him cope with what he’s seen and done during the war. His fantasy gives him a place to escape the death and bloodshed. He gets to hold onto the piece of his sanity and mental health he has left. He gets motivation to keep going and stay alive.
3. Why do the soldiers tell jokes …show more content…
In this chapter, we learn the 21-year-old O'Brien's theory of courage: “Courage, I seemed to think, comes to us in finite quantities, like an inheritance, and by being frugal and stashing it away and letting it earn interest, we steadily increase our moral capital in preparation for that day when the account must be drawn down. It was a comforting theory.” What might the 43-year-old O'Brien's theory of courage be? 43-year-old O’Brien’s theory of courage might be that courage is sprung up from the pressure of not wanting to let others down and the fear of embarrassment of being weak. Chapter 5: “Enemies”
1. Who broke whose nose? Jensen broke Strunk’s nose.
2. What was the effect of the fight on Jensen? Jensen became paranoid and felt like Strunk was out for revenge.
3. What did Jensen finally do to resolve the conflict between them? Jensen took a pistol and broke his own nose.

4. What is the irony of this chapter’s title? The chapter title was called “Enemies” when the conflict was between two soldiers in the same platoon. They are fighting on the same side but have beef. Their enemies are supposed to be the Vietnamese soldiers not the soldiers in their own