The Truth about war and life and people and love and all of it-- that is what literature is trying to get at. Authors weave fictional stories in order to tell us how life can feel or seem or even be, according to them. To provide a translation of experience into story-- that is the job of the writer.
As you read this text, pay special attention to what Tom O'Brien is saying about how stories are constructed and how they function and, yes, why we need them.
Poem that talks about this idea so perfectly:
Beautiful Wreckage
ASSIGNMENT: Read the story, "How to Tell a True War Story" from the text: The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien.
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