12. The Things They Carried: The Man I Killed~Repetition

O'Brien tends to repeat himself a lot in this chapter. He repeats his war story of killing a man almost two times completely. This symbolizes the confusion he experienced. The picture of the man laying there and the memory itself continually replays in his mind. This horrific experience will never fully leave his mind just as it is now imprinted in the readers mind. The use of repetition is powerful for this part of the story. It represents that this could possible be the worst experience in O' Brien's life. Thus, there is a need to emphasize the story.