The Things They Carried

In "Ambush" by Tim O'Brien

in the difficult situation with his daughter, does the narrator do the right thing? Give at least 2 reasons

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I think that at that point O'Brien needed to not tell his daughter that he killed a man. He keeps reliving all the death and destruction. Confiding in his daughter only makes him feel worse. O’Brien needs to reconcile his own feelings before he shares with his daughter.