Whether in the middle of the war or 20 years later, Cross focuses on life outside of war, but also carries a heavy, self-imposed burden of guilt because of it. Cross meets up with O'Brien after the war, and he still carries feelings of unrequited love for Martha. Rather than helping to search for Kiowa's body, Cross spends time thinking about the letter he must write to Kiowa's father. Instead of concentrating on the war, Cross occupies his mind with memories of Martha, his old sweetheart. Jimmy Cross The leader of Alpha Company, Cross personifies mental escapism, the ability to project one's mind somewhere else to escape from an undesirable situation. Eventually stepping on a booby trap kills him. He even makes a dentist pull a healthy tooth from his mouth to prove to everyone that he is not afraid of dentists. He is brave and fearless to a fault, known in Alpha Company for pulling crazy stunts just for the attention and the thrill of danger. When "O'Brien" returns to Vietnam, he visits the site of Kiowa's death and leaves his moccasins as a memorial to his friend.Ĭurt Lemon Lemon represents an outdated model of masculine heroism. He is O'Brien's closest friend in Vietnam and is killed in battle when he drowns in a field during a flood. He is a foot soldier in Alpha Company, a Native American Baptist who always keeps an illustrated New Testament with him.
Kiowa Kiowa symbolizes the wastefulness of war.
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