Tim O 'Brien's The Cost Of Survival'

The seventh man should forgive himself for his failure to save K. in the wave. I am sure of this because even tho the seventh man will feel it was his fault, it wasn’t, it was K.’s fault for being out in the dangerous storm in the first place. “Many rescue workers have lost their own lives saving others.” as stated in the story, “The Cost Of Survival”. Survivors of tragic accidents claim they feel survivor's guilt for not being able help others or maybe even witnessed them take their last breaths not because they couldn't help but because they would be putting their self at risk if they did. Many people, especially soldiers say thing along the lines of, “if only they could have done something differently so that person could go home and