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How To Tell a True War Story

How To Tell a True War Story. Recognizes what is valuable They don’t indulge in abstractions or analysis Hard to believe Uncensored It never seems to end Makes the stomach believe “ Happeningness ” is irrelevant Beyond telling (cannot be told) Never moral Embarrasses you

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How To Tell a True War Story

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  1. How To Tell a True War Story • Recognizes what is valuable • They don’t indulge in abstractions or analysis • Hard to believe • Uncensored • It never seems to end • Makes the stomach believe • “Happeningness” is irrelevant • Beyond telling (cannot be told) • Never moral • Embarrasses you • By the question it asks • Doesn’t suggest models of proper human behavior • Doesn’t instruct or encourage virtue • There is no point • Never about War • Hard to separate what happened from what “seemed” to happen • Does not generalize • You can’t extract meaning without unraveling deeper meaning • Contradicts itself • Emphasizes the beauty of war • Displays savagery

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