"How To Tell A True War Story" by Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien in Vietnam

Make a list of all the things true war stories do and do not do. (Be sure to cite page numbers.)

According to this story, what is the most important thing a war story must do?

Pick one of the many smaller stories that appear in this story and explain what it is really about.

Does that story do what it must to be "true"?