We learn that the story of Tim O'Brien killing a man is false and that he only told the story to allow the reader to get an understanding of how he felt. He tells us that sometimes stories can make things more present which is completely true in my mind because when we are told not to do things often we do it anyways however when there is a story with a meaning then the point is usualy more understood.
I love this line - Sometimes story truth is truer than happening truth - because there is so much meaning behind it. People get sucked into the story world so often and sometimes even seems more real than reality. Sometimes we use stories to get the point to stick in peoples heads like the boy who cried wolf. This teaches us not to lie or people wont beleive you when you really need them to. Its neat to see O'Brien toying with our minds by telling us hes lieing but knowing still that the feeling is still reached.
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