Read the excerpt from "Ambush." He was a short, slender young man of about twenty. I was afraid of him-afraid of something-and as he passed me on the trail I threw a grenade that exploded at his feet and killed him. The excerpt is an example of

flashback, because the narrator is remembering a conversation with his daughter.

flashback, because the narrator is recalling an event that occurred during the Vietnam war.

frame story, because the narrator is describing an action that he deeply regrets. frame story, because the narrator is explaining why he feels he must tell his daughter what he did.

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Garrett Rivas

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27 February, 13:13

Read the excerpt from "Ambush." He was a short, slender young man of about twenty. I was afraid of him-afraid of something-and as he passed me on the trail I threw a grenade that exploded at his feet and killed him. The excerpt is an example of

flashback, because the narrator is remembering a conversation with his daughter.

flashback, because the narrator is recalling an event that occurred during the Vietnam war.

frame story, because the narrator is describing an action that he deeply regrets. frame story, because the narrator is explaining why he feels he must tell his daughter what he did.

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Sarge · Answer 1

Option B) Flashback becuase the narrator is recalling an event that occured during the war

Kimora Joseph · Answer 2

because the narrator is explaining why he feels he must tell his daughter what he did. I think this is the main idea with this that the narrator feels badly about killing the person and feels like he needs to get it off his chest by explaining it to his daughter and not just keeping it bottled up inside him.