2. In the story, we see that Mr Nuttel believes everything that Vera says. Vera spins a tale
about Mr Nuttel too and narrates it to Mrs Sappleton. Do you think Mrs Sappleton
believes her? Give reasons for your answer.
Vocabulary
synonyms
ms are words that have the same meanings.
Answers
Answer:
Rainy River, page 137 Independent Author Study: Tim O’BrienBuild BackgroundTim O’Brien’s short story, “On the Rainy River,” is part of The Things They Carried,a collection of stories about the Vietnam War. Several of these stories were basedon O’Brien’s own experiences as an American soldier who was drafted for militaryservice in 1968. Although many consider O’Brien primarily a writer of war stories,O’Brien’s stories go beyond the war experience to reveal the human experience: thestruggle between right and wrong, courage and cowardice, hope and despair, andtruth and illusion. In “On the Rainy River,” O’Brien writes about a moral dilemma that he facedin his own life: whether he should serve his country despite his own antiwar beliefsor face the humiliation and shame of being branded a draft dodger. Although theconflict was real, the circumstances of the story were not. This blurring of the linesbetween truth and fiction—or, as O’Brien calls it, “happening-truth” and “story-truth”—is called metafiction, a technique that O’Brien uses throughout this storyas well as other stories in The Things They Carried. To understand this literarytechnique, read O’Brien’s explanation for his creation of “On the Rainy River”: “None of it’s [this story] true. Or very little of it. It’s—invented. No Elroy, no Tip Top Lodge, no pig factory…. I’ve never been to the Rainy River in my life…. But, although the story I invented, it’s still true, which is what fiction is all about…. It’s for getting at the truth when the truth isn’t sufficient for the truth. The pig factory is there for those dreams of slaughter—they were quite real inside of me. And in my own heart, I was certainly on that rainy river, trying to decide what to do, whether to go to the war or not go to it, say no or say yes. The story is still true, even though on one level it’s not; it’s made up.”In this writing assignment, you will use O’Brien’s metafiction technique to create “atrue story that never happened.”Get StartedThe title of the short story collection The Things They Carried has a doublemeaning: On one level, the title refers to the many objects that the soldiers carriedduring the Vietnam War. These objects included pocketknives, gum, malariatablets, C rations, mosquito repellant, can openers, and Kool-Aid packets, as wellas weapons and mine detectors. On another level, the title refers to the thingsthat humans carry within their hearts and minds: love, compassion, memories,responsibilities, burdens.
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Explanation:
No, according to me Mrs. Sappleton didn't beleived her because she knows Vera very well as she was her aunt.