12.Journal Entry -"Notes"

I really like this chapter alot because we are told the true story of which happened to Norman Bowker in the form of a letter. Tim O'Brien tried to incorporate it into a different book but ended up cutting it out because it never fit into the time frame. However three years after Bowker wrote the letter to O'Brien he hung himself which I think effected him alot. When Bowker tells us in his letter that he cant move on from the war, that he feels like he is stuck, and cant find a meaningfull use of his life I feel that O'Brien understands. I think that he really gets it, that he knows that people cant just move on from it because it honestly does effect the rest of their lives with all the experiences that they endure. Im glad that this got written and that the reader gets a feel of just how much trouble soldiers have after the war. It makes me want to start some program where soldiers can go and talk about everything that happened so they can move on, just like O'Brien with his stories.