Although it may seem insignificant, one of the valuable memories I hold in my middle school is in the cafeteria. I remember every day, looking at the clock, waiting for lunch period to arrive. Anticipation and joy filled me as I planned my lunch. I remember myself running to the cafeteria after my last block, gobbling on my food, and loudly talking to my friends. Our table was full of ceaseless laughter and bliss. When lunch period ended, we would walk to our classes, complaining about the assignments we must finish. I remember at every moment, I felt happy. I felt gratitude for the friends for they made school and lunch enjoyable. However, upon my visit last spring, everything was too ordinary. I visited the cafeteria, where I looked for signs of happiness or excitement or whatever else the place might offer. The cafeteria was still there, though not as I remembered it. Much smaller, I thought, and not nearly as exciting as I remembered. In the empty cafeteria, it was hard to picture what had happened. I wanted to feel the same happiness I felt when I entered the cafeteria, the excitement as I waited for my friends, and the pleasure I felt while eating in this place. Full of disappointment, I shaken…show more content… Specifically, Tim O’Brien, the main character, shows a significant shift in his feelings towards war. In the past, he detested the war evident in his plan to flee to Canada, while in the present, he feels a sense of union and connection with his soldier friends. In the future, as he is writing the novel, he implicitly suggests the readers that he misses the war through his recount of different events during the war and his visits to Vietnam. Within the passage of time, Tim O’Brien experiences a change in feelings towards the war, starting with hatred, love towards the camaraderie of army life, and full of reminiscences towards the
