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External And Internal Conflicts
Tim has quite a few external and internal conflicts throughout the story surrounding when he got a draft notice.He was drafted for the Vietnam war and didn't feel ready to be part of something so huge. He also had internal reasons that led him to ultimately make his final decision about whether he should go. He battled submit to his inner voice or stand up for something bigger than himself;either way there would be bloodshed.
Furthermore, he worked in a slaughterhouse hosing of dead animal carcasses with a hose.The blood showered onto him the smell overcoming his w was like a permanent marker, it stuck.On the day he received the draft notice he panicked thinking about he couldn't be near all the blood and that he didn't want to put his precious
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