Why does O’Brienintentionally haveSanders, the storyteller,break the story (“Hewanted me to tell thetruth, to believe by theraw force of feeling. Heseemed sad, in a way”[74]).Mitchell Sanders describes:“it’s all fire. They make thosemountains burn. Around dawnthings finally get quiet. Likeyou never even heard quietbefore. One of those realthick, real misty days--justclouds and fog...Everything’sall sucked up inWhy does O’Brienremember most thatDave Jensen sings“Lemon Tree” (83)instead of cleaning up hisfriend’s remains? Whatmight thatdemonstrate/symbolize?Why doesO’Briencontinue torepeat theword “cooze”?Why does O’Brienuse Rat to tell thestory about the letter,or Mitchell to tell thestory about thesilence, instead oftelling it himself?If truth is so“ugly” (81), whyis O’Brien soseeminglyobsessed withit?Why emphasize thesetting in telling theMitchell Sandersstory, whereas thefocus was onplot/character withRat’s letter writing?Regarding the "In a truewar story" quote: thereinlies the contradiction:What happens isirrelevant to the “truth” ofa story, but you can’tunderstand that “truth”unless you examine whathappens”. → EXPLAIN.What does Rat &his violenceagainst the babywater buffalosymbolize and/ordemonstrate?O’Brien talks about howit’s usually an olderwoman who tells him:“put it all behind [him].Find new stories to tell”(84). → What does thiswoman not understand?How is she similar to “thecooze”?“In a true war story, ifthere's a moral at all, it'slike the thread that makesthe cloth. You can't teaseit out. You can't extractthe meaning withoutunraveling the deepermeaning. And in the end,really, there's nothingmuch to say about a tWhen Curt Lemon iskilled, O’Brien writes:“the last thing CurtLemon believed, whichfor him must’ve beenthe final truth” (84).→ What is this “lastthing” he believed?Free!What does itmean that acountry, awar, “talks”(74)?Mitchell says, “Hearthat quiet, man?...That quiet--justlisten. There’s yourmoral” (77) What’sthe moral?Look at the adjectivesO’Brien uses to describe;start with the sentencethat begins “At its core,perhaps, war is justanother name for death”(81). → Why use thisdiction? How does itilluminate meaning?Why does O’Brienintentionally haveSanders, the storyteller,break the story (“Hewanted me to tell thetruth, to believe by theraw force of feeling. Heseemed sad, in a way”[74]).Mitchell Sanders describes:“it’s all fire. They make thosemountains burn. Around dawnthings finally get quiet. Likeyou never even heard quietbefore. One of those realthick, real misty days--justclouds and fog...Everything’sall sucked up inWhy does O’Brienremember most thatDave Jensen sings“Lemon Tree” (83)instead of cleaning up hisfriend’s remains? Whatmight thatdemonstrate/symbolize?Why doesO’Briencontinue torepeat theword “cooze”?Why does O’Brienuse Rat to tell thestory about the letter,or Mitchell to tell thestory about thesilence, instead oftelling it himself?If truth is so“ugly” (81), whyis O’Brien soseeminglyobsessed withit?Why emphasize thesetting in telling theMitchell Sandersstory, whereas thefocus was onplot/character withRat’s letter writing?Regarding the "In a truewar story" quote: thereinlies the contradiction:What happens isirrelevant to the “truth” ofa story, but you can’tunderstand that “truth”unless you examine whathappens”. → EXPLAIN.What does Rat &his violenceagainst the babywater buffalosymbolize and/ordemonstrate?O’Brien talks about howit’s usually an olderwoman who tells him:“put it all behind [him].Find new stories to tell”(84). → What does thiswoman not understand?How is she similar to “thecooze”?“In a true war story, ifthere's a moral at all, it'slike the thread that makesthe cloth. You can't teaseit out. You can't extractthe meaning withoutunraveling the deepermeaning. And in the end,really, there's nothingmuch to say about a tWhen Curt Lemon iskilled, O’Brien writes:“the last thing CurtLemon believed, whichfor him must’ve beenthe final truth” (84).→ What is this “lastthing” he believed?Free!What does itmean that acountry, awar, “talks”(74)?Mitchell says, “Hearthat quiet, man?...That quiet--justlisten. There’s yourmoral” (77) What’sthe moral?Look at the adjectivesO’Brien uses to describe;start with the sentencethat begins “At its core,perhaps, war is justanother name for death”(81). → Why use thisdiction? How does itilluminate meaning?

"How to tell a true war story" DQ Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Why does O’Brien intentionally have Sanders, the storyteller, break the story (“He wanted me to tell the truth, to believe by the raw force of feeling. He seemed sad, in a way” [74]).
  2. Mitchell Sanders describes: “it’s all fire. They make those mountains burn. Around dawn things finally get quiet. Like you never even heard quiet before. One of those real thick, real misty days--just clouds and fog...Everything’s all sucked up in
  3. Why does O’Brien remember most that Dave Jensen sings “Lemon Tree” (83) instead of cleaning up his friend’s remains? What might that demonstrate/symbolize?
  4. Why does O’Brien continue to repeat the word “cooze”?
  5. Why does O’Brien use Rat to tell the story about the letter, or Mitchell to tell the story about the silence, instead of telling it himself?
  6. If truth is so “ugly” (81), why is O’Brien so seemingly obsessed with it?
  7. Why emphasize the setting in telling the Mitchell Sanders story, whereas the focus was on plot/character with Rat’s letter writing?
  8. Regarding the "In a true war story" quote: therein lies the contradiction: What happens is irrelevant to the “truth” of a story, but you can’t understand that “truth” unless you examine what happens”. → EXPLAIN.
  9. What does Rat & his violence against the baby water buffalo symbolize and/or demonstrate?
  10. O’Brien talks about how it’s usually an older woman who tells him: “put it all behind [him]. Find new stories to tell” (84). → What does this woman not understand? How is she similar to “the cooze”?
  11. “In a true war story, if there's a moral at all, it's like the thread that makes the cloth. You can't tease it out. You can't extract the meaning without unraveling the deeper meaning. And in the end, really, there's nothing much to say about a t
  12. When Curt Lemon is killed, O’Brien writes: “the last thing Curt Lemon believed, which for him must’ve been the final truth” (84). → What is this “last thing” he believed?
  13. Free!
  14. What does it mean that a country, a war, “talks” (74)?
  15. Mitchell says, “Hear that quiet, man? ...That quiet--just listen. There’s your moral” (77) What’s the moral?
  16. Look at the adjectives O’Brien uses to describe; start with the sentence that begins “At its core, perhaps, war is just another name for death” (81). → Why use this diction? How does it illuminate meaning?