"Ambush" by Tim O'Brien
September 23rd
Do Now:
In your notebooks...
Plot
Literary Devices
We will be reading "Ambush" by Tim O'Brien.
Knowing just the title, try to make a prediction of what the story may be about...
- Imagery: Soldier saw a little boy in the fog at a distance
- Symbolism: grenade represented fear of the boy and soldier
- The story is about a soldier fighting for his life at war
- The plot affects the character to reminisce of home but he is under constant fear.
Centers:
Symbols
Center 1: SRI. Webquest.
Read 180 Software.
Center 2: Plot Chart & Questions.
Center 3: Writing:
Have you ever had remorse or regret for something you have done? Explain. How would you have done it differently?
- The grenade shows fear.
- Fog represents the mystery of this boy.
Theme
- How does this story make you feel about war?
- What message about war is O'Brien trying to convey?
P.O.V
Setting
- Through the eyes of an American soldier
- Represents the life of an American in the horrible conditions of Vietnam
- 1st person: "I"
There are two settings in the story:
My Khe, Vietnam during the Vietnam War and present day in the narrator's home in America.
Characters
Author
Historical Background
Before we read...
The Way Out
Exit Ticket: (On a scrap piece of paper with your name)
- What are two things you have learned about the Vietnam War?
- Was your prediction of Ambush correct? Why or why not?
Homework: Finish plot chart and questions.
- American Soldier
- Kiowa- part of platoon (another soldier)
- Mysterious boy (Vietnamese soldier)
- American Soldier's daughter- Kathleen
- Author: Tim O'Brien
- Written 5 books about Vietnam
- Vividly describes details such as how soldiers felt while away from home and under a lot of stress and fear
- Born in Austin, Minnesota
- After college, he was drafted.
- O'Brien was against war but still went to Vietnam... Why do you think he did so?