How does death affect the behavior of people? Although death affects everyone's.
behavior differently, knowledge of one's imminent death is a main force behind.
behavioral changes. This knowledge causes emotions that motivate people to look for.
changes, that make them have to adjust. It makes them find different ways to cope with.
war. This is the reason that causes the characters in a book called, The Things They.
Carried, by Tim O"Brien to have to change due to their situation. They are in the Vietnam.
war and the horror of death is always hanging over their heads. They have to find ways to.
cope with that incomparable fright. Their knowledge of death and its closeness causes the.
men in the story to alter their behavior by modifying emotions to relieve guilt, by.
exhibiting different actions to ease anxiety, and for some by just losing humanity.
thoroughly to excuse their actions.
Guilt is a very strong emotion, and it demands adjustment very rapidly. Guilt.
makes a person regret how they ignored their values, and ideas, and the demand for.
adjustment comes from wanting to not repeat the misjudgment of their actions. Some try.
to substitute the guilt with other emotions, for example, some make jokes. Azar, for.
instance made fun of a little girl whose whole family had just died, "., Azar mocked the.
girl's dancing. He did funny jumps and spins. He put his palms of his hands against his.
ears, and danced sideways for a while, and then backwards, and then did an erotic thing.
with his hips"(pg.136). For him, the situation grows lighter with laughter. Even though he.
knows nothing is funny about the situation, he trys to replace the guilt with humor. He.
even went as far as to make fun of someone's death, " " A classic case," Azar was.
saying. " Biting the dirt, so to speak, that tells the story." " ( pg.168). He makes jokes, he.
knows its not funny, but he makes jokes. He makes jokes not for others, but for himself.
He trys to amuse himself so he wouldn't have to ponder about guilt, he wouldn't have to.
