Post by Vincent Tiberia
Chapter 3 Analysis
In chapter 3 of Tribe, Junger compares how war can change a soldier's prospective and way of life outside of war. There are many instance where these soldiers can't adapt to modern society since they are stuck in their war state of mind. They have attacks and think that people are always judging them. They don't feel the same, and feel like the outliers of society. During the war, these men couldn't show any emotion towards anyone. There was no one to turn to for help, and if they were seen as a scared or troubled person, they were punished for it. That was seen as weak according to the platoon. Even when they got help, it was not the help that they needed. They needed jobs and opportunities to start a new life for themselves. Seeing signs and posters saying things along the lines of "Thank you for your service" was doing any favors towards them. They needed opportunities and help. Not compliments from the common people. These people didn't know what these soldiers went through. For some of these soldiers, that was sort of embarrassing.