Ch 3 Tribe analysis
Chapter 3 of tribe is mainly about ptsd. Most soldiers suffer from short term ptsd and the ones that had long term ptsd, either had terrible childhoods or feel alienated and unaccepted in society. He talks about how PTSD for soldiers is much different than ptsd for rape victims because some things in war are important and worth remembering. He also mentions that because America is so separated from most wars, we can't relate to the soldiers at all making it even harder for them to return to society. He then speaks on the fact that rather than just thanking veterans, and giving them discounts and compensation, we should instead make them feel important and necessary in society like they felt when they were deployed. Some veterans would also take advantage of the compensation which is terrible especially for the people that truly needed it. Veterans need to be embraced and given meaning and purpose after the war, rather than just thanked and forgotten about.