One of the most recent chapters I've read is simply titled “ The Man I Killed”. Personally I think out of all the reading I've done throughout this book this chapter has to be my favorite. This is the first time in the novel to my memory that the author, Tim O’Brien has gone in depth about him killing a man. The man he killed didn't exactly fit the description of your stereotypical soldier. He had neat hair and clean fingernails. He was described as looking “ delicate”. Let’s just say he wasn't exactly ecstatic about it.

This chapter really goes even more in depth about what kind of human not only Tim O’Brien really is but other members of his squad as well. After he has seen the man he's killed laying there dead on some trail in the middle of nowhere he goes into a state of shock and disbelief it seems, as Azar is running around saying “ Oh, man you F*****’ trashed the F*****”. He just sits there staring at the lifeless body lying in the dirt with a big hole where his eye should be. Tim feels the guilt of taking another man's life setting in, even if it was warranted and had to be done and the eyes of the other men of his squad. This really lets the reader know that he  doesn't want to kill anyone or even be in this war for that matter. To me, this short but powerful chapter in this novel reveals that he is only fighting in this war because he has to, because of how he was drafted.