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2B.) Bowker looks over and sees Kiowa struggling and sinking further and further into the dirt and grime. Grasping Kiowa’s boot, Bowker attempts to help him out of the muddy ground. Realizing him and Kiowa’s lives are both in danger, he decides to take a risk and try to save Kiowa. He eventually pries Kiowa out of the mud just long enough for him to get on his feet and run towards cover. Norman Bowker however, remains stuck and dies in the mucky field after saving Kiowa’s life. Because of this act of courage, Bowker receives numerous awards and died in attempt to fulfill the dream of making his father proud.

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2A.) Bowker decides that his feet are sinking much too deeply into the ground and, using his natural instinct, he stops worrying about Kiowa and frees himself from the swallowing pit of mud. After doing so, he is relieved to have saved his own life, but regretful about having to leave Kiowa to die. This story haunts Bowker in a way. Not only does he feel guilty for Kiowa’s death, but he realizes the honor and pride that he would have received, had he saved him. After returning home from war, he realizes the impact that event could have had on the pride his father had in him and his accomplishments. Had he saved Kiowa, Norman Bowker would have received the Silver Start Award and felt as though he gave his father something to be proud of. This begins to take a toll on Bowker’s life and he becomes depressed. Norman writes Tim O’Brien, telling him of how this tragedy has ruined his life. After O’Brien decides to include the story in his novel, Norman Bowker hangs himself.

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1B.) After the group of Vietnamese women instilled a sense of fear in the group, Jimmy Cross leads the group in packing up and relocating. After walking along the route of the river, the group finds another open field that looks like a promising camp site. The field is covered patchily with grass and occasional mud. “This will do,” says Cross. They set up their camp there and retreat to their respective tents. When a raid by Viet Cong soldiers wakens them in the night, the group quickly grabs their weapons and begins to fight back. Taking cover behind his tent, Norman Bowker takes a glimpse at the scene in front of him. From across camp, he sees Kiowa crouched behind his tent as well. The two make eye contact and Kiowa decides to come out from behind his tent and join the fight. Kiowa starts running across the camp site. Bowker spots a Viet Cong soldier begin to take aim at Kiowa. Bowker jumps out from behind the tent toward Kiowa. He leaps in front of him just as the soldier takes a shot in their direction. Norman Bowker dies instantly while saving Kiowa’s life.

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1A.) When the group decides to stay, they continue setting up camp and get settled in. They begin to notice a foul odor and become curious as to what it could be. They soon realize that they have become stationed on a sewage field. It begins raining and the terrain of the field becomes more mushy and mucky. When the camp begins to be attacked and , panic sets in. The ground beneath them seems to be swallowing them up. Norman Bowker and Kiowa both begin to sink into the wet, bubbling ground. Bowker realized that he had two options: either save himself and leave Kiowa to fend for himself(2A) or save Kiowa and risk his own life(2B). Which should he do? (2A or 2B)

Things

1.) One night, while in the Song Tra Bong, Norman Bowker and company find rest in what they believe to be an open field next to a river. They set up camp and prepare to stay the night. To their confusion, a group of women come rushing over, seemingly alarmed at the group’s presence on the field. It is obvious they don’t want them staying in there and the group looks around, confused as to what the women are talking about. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross sends the women away, not taking into account what seems to be worrying them. Should the group: A) stay the night on the field or B) relocate?

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2b2. Deciding that his best option is to attempt to erase the memories of Hagar from his mind, Milkman spends his days doing wasting away. His only friend, Guitar, has been consumed by his work in the Seven Days, leaving Milkman with nothing to live for.

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2b1. Choosing to apologize Hagar for what he had done and the manner in which he did it, he mustered up the courage to go to her house and ask for her forgiveness. Pilate answered the door and upon request showed milkman to Hagar’s room. Opening the door Milkman finds Hagar lying on her mattress motionless. Trying to get her attention multiple times without avail he begins to plead fro forgiveness. Without even letting him finish Hagar leapt out of her bed a new person, accepting the apology with no hesitation, as milkman was her one and only love. Milkman left his old ways behind giving up on the few things that he had, joining the three women in the old shack which he spent his the rest of his life happy and with Hagar.