Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Man I Killed #3

Discuss the character of Azar.
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  1. GwenNovember 10, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    The character of Azar was the person who encouraged the violence and gore during the war. Knowing that Tim felt horrible for killing the man, Azar kept adding onto how "good" he killed him. There are many people in the world who act like Azar. I can imagine him as a child who grew up playing war video games and couldn't wait until he finally got to experience it in real life. I would consider Azar as a person who is heartless. He doesn't care about anything else as long as it doesn't affect him. People like Azar are the ones who keep war going until this day.

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  2. chaperonesNovember 11, 2009 at 9:25 AM

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  3. chaperonesNovember 11, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    Azar is a strong soldier with out compassion and humanity who I think is a product of war. War teaches soldiers not to have any remorse for their enemies. Azar seems to someone who is looking things from outside as a ruthless person. The truth is he is just surviving.

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  4. dtwelve89November 11, 2009 at 4:26 PM

    Azar embodies the image of a soldier caught in the madness of war. Some may see him as a heartless killer, but really he is just a person who has been around war for too long. His mind is twisted by the daily violence and bloodshed that he cannot avoid. When some people do not know how to control their emotions, the easiest way of relieving that tension is to channel everything into hate. This is his way of justifying his actions. Azar is not a brute that loves to kill, he is simply a man trying to maintain his sanity in this hell he has found himself in.

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  5. prettyleungNovember 12, 2009 at 3:40 AM

    I think Azar is a total cold blooded person, besides I also agree Gwen's mentions about Azar is the people who keeps the war going in nowadays society. In the story ,Azar is growing up in a astmosphere which forcing them to be heartless. Azar insist his partner to be ruthless and also training them to be madness. It is understandable that the most powerful person and survive in this reality. This is his only way to live and this is his life. It doesnt mean Azar love to kill people but this is his career and in his mind, he don't think killing people is a faults.

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  6. Dev[PM]November 12, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    Although many have mentioned that Azar's character has been primarily shaped from his experience in combat, I would not necessarily agree with this.

    Instead, from my interpretation, Azar is a typical American nationalist, perhaps even to the extent of being a pro-war fanatic. With that said, he has shown absolutely no remorse for the man O'Brien killed most likely because he was Vietnamese, to the extent that he compared the young man to cereal. In fact, it appears that Azar actually looks forward to the war, as if it was a sport in which the objective is to reach the highest kill count. Additionally, I feel that he has irrationally internalized hate for the Vietnamese, likely from the propaganda spewed from the U.S. government, in their attempts to recruit soldiers.

    Azar is not necessarily heartless because he has likely shown remorse indirectly or directly for the other soldiers within his unit. However, both prior and current events have shaped his mentality in the war. His mind is set to exterminate any opposing soldiers with extreme prejudice forsaking any feelings of morality.

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  7. raisinsklNovember 12, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    In the story, Azar’s image represents as insensitive and tasteless person, who outside views as cold blood and inside is actually warmed. I think he also hopes to end the war, so he can return to his family. He just does not directly show his anxiety. In order to survive, he believes to be a strong, cruel as a soldier. If one is weak, he/she may become next one killed by enemy.

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  8. Qi LiNovember 13, 2009 at 11:58 PM

    The charactor Azar is a opposite example in the war which is compared to Tim. War is horrible. I think not much people can face it directly. All soldiers in the war have to find some way to make themselves feel better. Instead of struggling in guilt, Azar maybe just prefer to enjoy it. I don't think he really can enjoy killing people. He knows there is no choices for the soldier in war. Therefore, he forces himself to enjoy it, in order to stop thinking the things that bother him. It is the way for him to live with the war.

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