Indledning
It is not possible to change an action that has already taken place, but it is possible to imagine a dif-ferent ending.
The notion that a particular scenario would have had a different outcome can be both an advantage and a disadvantage, to process trauma.
For soldiers who have experienced war up close, it will be hard to forget the experiences that followed and go with the thought of they could have acted differently, and this is what Tim O’Brien's short story “Ambush” from 1990 focuses on.
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Uddrag
As mentioned, the short story’s main event takes place during a flashback, but the social settings show the following effects on returned soldiers.
The short story provides a picture of how it can be difficult to adapt to normal society after experiencing war.
At the beginning of the short story, we are told how the narrator lies to his daughter and does not tell her that he has killed people.
“When she was nine, my daughter Kathleen asked if I had ever killed anyone… “Of course not”” . We know he wants to tell his daughter the truth, but we also get the impression that the narrator does not know how to process the horrible experiences he has had.
Talking about the episodes that the soldiers have had can often have an impact on how they may have difficulty integrating into the normal community after repatriation.
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