Question

Read the excerpt below:

“... Kiowa tried to tell me that the man would’ve died anyway. He told me that it was a good that I was a soldier and this was a war, that I should shape up and stop staring and ask myself what the dead man would’ve done if things were reversed.”

“None of it mattered. The words seemed far too complicated. All I could do was gape at the fact of the young man’s body.” (“Ambush”, Tim O’Brien)

What can we infer about the character Kiowa?

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Responses

Kiowa showed remorse for his actions and his situation
Kiowa showed remorse for his actions and his situation

Kiowa felt justified in his actions because of his circumstances
Kiowa felt justified in his actions because of his circumstances
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Answer 1

Kiowa felt justified in his actions because of his circumstances.

He tells the narrator it was war and that the dead man would’ve done the same, urging acceptance rather than guilt — showing justification rather than remorse.