47 pages • 1 hour read
Michael HerrDispatches
Nonfiction | Essay Collection | Adult | Published in 1977A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Why do you think Herr chose to write about his wartime experiences in a nonlinear fashion? What does it add to the storytelling?
2.
How do the sections in Khe Sanh with Day Tripper and Mayhew differ from the rest of the narrative in terms of characterization and dialogue?
3.
Throughout the narrative, Herr rarely tries to look at the war from a Vietnamese perspective. Why do you think Herr chooses to try and view the war from the perspective of a North Vietnamese soldier in the last paragraph of the book?
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