Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk."

I remember distinctly the thrill of climbing aboard a U. S. Army helicopter in the cool of the morning and taking off across the rice fields with a South Vietnamese battalion for a day's jousting with the Vietcong guerillas. There was hope then that the non-Communist Vietnamese might win their war. I was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit and I was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and to report it. We are fighting now, I used to think, and some day we will triumph and this will be a better country.

Which choice best describes how the author builds conflict in this excerpt?

He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.

He makes predictions about the possible outcomes of the war.

He criticizes the US government for becoming involved in the war.

He shares his hopes for the non-Communist Vietnamese.

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Aubrey Thomas

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29 November, 06:38

Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk."

I remember distinctly the thrill of climbing aboard a U. S. Army helicopter in the cool of the morning and taking off across the rice fields with a South Vietnamese battalion for a day's jousting with the Vietcong guerillas. There was hope then that the non-Communist Vietnamese might win their war. I was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit and I was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and to report it. We are fighting now, I used to think, and some day we will triumph and this will be a better country.

Which choice best describes how the author builds conflict in this excerpt?

He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.

He makes predictions about the possible outcomes of the war.

He criticizes the US government for becoming involved in the war.

He shares his hopes for the non-Communist Vietnamese.

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Jenny Aguirre · Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is A: He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.

This builds conflict because we know how the war ended. Sheehan quickly became disillusioned with what he saw in Vietnam. He went back and wrote an article about the inherent meaninglessness of wars such as this one, which was deeply unfair and inhumane. In this excerpt, he uses words and phrases such as: "there was hope", "I was proud", which is precisely the opposite of what followed when he arrived there.

Belinda Mercer · Answer 2

A). He reflects back and describes his initial optimism of the war.