Response 2: "How to tell a true war story" by Tim O'brien

I think that O'brien has the right idea. Being a writer I find myself in a position were I can't remember a key detail all the time. Instead of completely omitting it, I find myself having to fill in the details from what I feel, rather than with what I know actually occured. I always find that filling in the details gives my story a completeness it wouldn't have had otherwise. So what he says about basically sometimes having to tell a "lie" to accurately tell the truth makes sense. This can most definitely be applied to stories in geneal. I can't be made to believe that every author that ever wrote a personal story had it completely accurate. They just coulnd't have. But they know how the momment felt. They remember the momments entirety. So they tell what the felt and fill in everything else as they know it to be true. I like this story. It has a realness to it. O'brien says "I don't care what anybody has to say, I'm going to tell what I think". That boldness is something I truely respect from anyone, especially a writer. Overall, O'brien's style of writing may not be the most eloquent, but it easily hits home. He has the ability to make you feel something deep inside because he speaks to you like a close friend. In my opinion Tim O'brien really knows how to tell a true war story.