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"The man's self-control was amazing. He never pried. He never put me in a position that required lies or denials." This quote shows how Elroy is being a sympathetic character. He is being nice to Tim o'Brien by not being assertive about his past and what he is doing.

The work I'm reading should be considered literary because of its good use of literary devices, repetition "the things they carried" But also because of the purpose and motive behind the story, the story of the vietnam war is intriguing and noteworthy

Like when Azar blew away Ted Lavender's puppy. "What's everybody so upset about?'' Azar said. "I mean, Christ, I'm just a boy." Shows character development