Do you like the title of this chapter? Is it clever? Is it not serious enough or is it perfect? Explain why O'Brien titled the chapter "Field Trip." In your explanation, remember to consider the pun on the world "field."
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Kaitlyn Betz I like the title of the chapter "Field Trip" and do think it is clever. I think the material and topics covered in the chapter are a lot more serious than the title lets on, but that the pun is needed to balance out such solemn tones and topics. I think O'Brien was being cheesy when he picked the chapter title, but I also believe the title goes a bit deeper than just trying to be funny. Field Trips are trips kids go on in school in order to learn about something beyond math, english, etc. Since Kathleen went with her narrator father Tim to Vietnam it was like a Field Trip for her because not only was she on a mini vacation, but she was also learning about the country, war, and her father.
Bethanie I the title is perfect, because it adds a bit of humor, and lightens the mood of the chapter. I think O'Brien meant for the feild to kind of be taken with a lighter mood, with a darker tone underlying it all. "Field Trip" sounds perfect when I think of O'Brien going for a swim in the river. In a way going to the field is kind of like a field trip, it's a trip to the past.
I like the chapter title Field Trip. It reminds me of field trips you take when you are about 10 and you go and see everything but you really don't understand why you are there or what it is even about. Kathleen didn't understand her dad's "weirdness". She didn't even know what the war was about, she just thought some people were angry her dad was thereand he came back...no big deal. Field Trip is a perfect title.
Bethanie - Mmatysak It is a literal field trip for Kathleen, who is being shown by her father the world in which he lived and crafted him into the man he is today. It is a literal field trip for Kathleen, but it is also a look into the past for both father and daughter.
I love the title of this chapter. It was titled perfectly. O'Brien titled the Chapter "Field Trip" because it means two different things that are significant to this chapter. This double pun illustrates humor toward his daughter because children always go on field trips in school. The second pun takes the form of revisiting a significant land mark of his life. They take a trip to the field.
If the title could have been different I would have called it something along the lines of "The dried up "river"."
YES! I agree with you all the way and the title "Field Trip" is also picked for a good reason because Field Trips are for kids and when they went over they were just kids.
Kierstynn - you make an excellent point. At such a young age, it's impossible to really "get" it, right? And Kathleen reacts/feels the same way. Will the field trip have any type of lasting effect on her?
Yes, I think even now it is hard to understand what the field trip was really about for O'Brien. I think the only effect on Kathleen is that she will think her father is weird and doesn't let things go. Maybe later on in life when she looks back she might realize the reason for the trip but it would help if her father told her what had happened there.
I agree with Kierstynn's example she gave. The title 'Field Trip' serves Kathleen's perspective well. Although she doesn't fully understand everything she's being introduced to, she's excited to be there, much like any youngster going on an unknown adventure. However, this title relates to O'Brien in a different way. Besides the obvious, that he's embarking on a trip to "the field", this specific field trip becomes quite the nostalgic experience for him through revisiting significant locations of the field including where Kiowa had died. The chapter title was perfect in relation to both O'Brien and Kathleen.
Perfect, simply perfect. O'Brien is so clever with this title, best fitting one yet. It is a literal field trip for his daughter to learn part of her father's history, yet for Tim it is memory lane. He goes to the field for closure and to honor Kiowa but to his daughter it is just a field. She doesn't understand, just as Kierstynn said. She is a simple minded young child, but for Tim the trip is the past.
Kaitlyn, I totally agree with you. "Field Trip" is a perfect title for this chapter because it is for people to take to learn more about the things that you can't necessarily learn in a classroom.
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Kaitlyn Betz
I like the title of the chapter "Field Trip" and do think it is clever. I think the material and topics covered in the chapter are a lot more serious than the title lets on, but that the pun is needed to balance out such solemn tones and topics. I think O'Brien was being cheesy when he picked the chapter title, but I also believe the title goes a bit deeper than just trying to be funny. Field Trips are trips kids go on in school in order to learn about something beyond math, english, etc. Since Kathleen went with her narrator father Tim to Vietnam it was like a Field Trip for her because not only was she on a mini vacation, but she was also learning about the country, war, and her father.
Bethanie
I the title is perfect, because it adds a bit of humor, and lightens the mood of the chapter. I think O'Brien meant for the feild to kind of be taken with a lighter mood, with a darker tone underlying it all. "Field Trip" sounds perfect when I think of O'Brien going for a swim in the river. In a way going to the field is kind of like a field trip, it's a trip to the past.
Bethanie...who is it a literal field trip for?
Kierstynn
I like the chapter title Field Trip. It reminds me of field trips you take when you are about 10 and you go and see everything but you really don't understand why you are there or what it is even about. Kathleen didn't understand her dad's "weirdness". She didn't even know what the war was about, she just thought some people were angry her dad was thereand he came back...no big deal. Field Trip is a perfect title.
Bethanie - Mmatysak
It is a literal field trip for Kathleen, who is being shown by her father the world in which he lived and crafted him into the man he is today. It is a literal field trip for Kathleen, but it is also a look into the past for both father and daughter.
Brittany
I love the title of this chapter. It was titled perfectly. O'Brien titled the Chapter "Field Trip" because it means two different things that are significant to this chapter. This double pun illustrates humor toward his daughter because children always go on field trips in school. The second pun takes the form of revisiting a significant land mark of his life. They take a trip to the field.
If the title could have been different I would have called it something along the lines of "The dried up "river"."
To Kaitlyn Betz,
YES! I agree with you all the way and the title "Field Trip" is also picked for a good reason because Field Trips are for kids and when they went over they were just kids.
Kierstynn - you make an excellent point. At such a young age, it's impossible to really "get" it, right? And Kathleen reacts/feels the same way. Will the field trip have any type of lasting effect on her?
Kierstynn to mmatysak
Yes, I think even now it is hard to understand what the field trip was really about for O'Brien. I think the only effect on Kathleen is that she will think her father is weird and doesn't let things go. Maybe later on in life when she looks back she might realize the reason for the trip but it would help if her father told her what had happened there.
really...that could be a scary story to share with a kid, right?
Field Trip" is also picked for a good reason because Field Trips are for kids and when they went over they were just kids.
Just to clarify They were just kids I'm talking about the soldiers.
Cassondra Patrick
I agree with Kierstynn's example she gave. The title 'Field Trip' serves Kathleen's perspective well. Although she doesn't fully understand everything she's being introduced to, she's excited to be there, much like any youngster going on an unknown adventure. However, this title relates to O'Brien in a different way. Besides the obvious, that he's embarking on a trip to "the field", this specific field trip becomes quite the nostalgic experience for him through revisiting significant locations of the field including where Kiowa had died. The chapter title was perfect in relation to both O'Brien and Kathleen.
LaTausha Cotner:
Perfect, simply perfect. O'Brien is so clever with this title, best fitting one yet. It is a literal field trip for his daughter to learn part of her father's history, yet for Tim it is memory lane. He goes to the field for closure and to honor Kiowa but to his daughter it is just a field. She doesn't understand, just as Kierstynn said. She is a simple minded young child, but for Tim the trip is the past.
Kaitlyn,
I totally agree with you. "Field Trip" is a perfect title for this chapter because it is for people to take to learn more about the things that you can't necessarily learn in a classroom.
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