The Things They Carried "The Man I Killed" pg 118-124

    In the chapter “The Man I Killed” begins with a list of physical attributes and possible characteristics of the man whom O’Brien killed with a grenade in My Khe. O’Brien describes the wounds that he inflicted.

''He was a slim, dead, almost dainty young man of about twenty. He lay with one leg bent beneath him, his jaw in his throat, his face neither expressive nor inexpressive. One eye was shut. The other was a star-shaped hole.''

    This quote explains the damage O'Brian had inflicted on the man he killed and the physical attributes of the man. This quote proves that any man can kill however not every man can't feel guilt when he does.