In Tim O'Brien's chapter "Good Form," what does the narrator say is the

happening-truth?

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A. That he killed hundreds of men and remembers all their faces

O

B. That he has never seen a dying person in his life

O

C. That the man he killed was slim and dainty

O

D. That he was afraid to look at the faces of the dead

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Aliana Randall

10 August, 23:08

In Tim O'Brien's chapter "Good Form," what does the narrator say is the

happening-truth?

O

A. That he killed hundreds of men and remembers all their faces

O

B. That he has never seen a dying person in his life

O

C. That the man he killed was slim and dainty

O

D. That he was afraid to look at the faces of the dead

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Willie Casey · Answer 1

D. That he was afraid to look at the faces of the dead.

Explanation:

In "Good Form," O'Brien makes a distinction between story-truth (the reality of how something was felt, and how it is told) and happening-truth (what actually happened). He tells us that sometimes, story-truth is a lot more real than happening-truth. In this case, the happening-truth is that he was too afraid to look at the faces of the dead. The story-truth, however, is that by doing so, he killed them.

Abagail Hale · Answer 2

Answer:The answer is D