Anecdote-- Ambush (Ch. 13)

The author tells a story to the audience about the time his nine year old daughter asked if he had killed anyone. He had told her that he hadn't but it brought back memories of the young Vietnamese scholar. He also said that he hoped she would ask again one day so he could tell her the truth. For the second chapter in a row the author has written about the man and I think that his daughter's question brought back that memory. I think the author writes war stories because he cannot tell his daughter about his experiences and the men he killed. I think that his stories are a type of therapy for him. Therefore, this anecdote is to demonstrate to the readers the author's feelings and memories. An anecdote is often used to show the character of an individual and I think it shows a lot about the author and the Vietnamese veterans in general.