War stories is not what everybody believe it to be about. O'Brien offers abstract commentary on storytelling. He also blurs the divisions between what is real and what is not real and author .In the story O’Brien states, “A true war story is never moral. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior, nor have restrain men from doing the things men always done (790)”. Being in wore changes the man that fight them. …show more content…
In the story the narrator say, “And in the end, of course, a true war story is never about war (799)”. Wars stories is about everything that goes on because of the war and not the war itself. The narrator mainly talks about the memories he had with his friend Rat. He also writes about the things happening after his friend past. He never says anything in his writings about fight agents any enemies, which war is manly about fighting enemies and protecting the United States. A true war story can be difficult to believe and, with wonderful irony, points out that often, in a genuine war