Question

select the correct answer.
how does the structure of tim obriens story \ambush\ relate to its title?
a. the narrators present life cannot escape the bombardment of his wartime memories and actions.
b. the narrators war experiences are in the distant past and no longer influence the present.
c. the narrators platoon was surrounded by the enemy, similar to the way the narrator feels when he is surrounded by his family.
d. the narrator continues to write war stories, but he is unable to talk about his wartime experiences.
e. the narrator feels his daughter and the young enemy continually cause him to face his past.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option B is incorrect as the story shows war experiences influence the present.
• Option C's comparison of platoon being surrounded and family is not related to the title's "ambush" in structure.
• Option D focuses on writing/talking about war, not structure - title relation.
• Option E: The daughter and young enemy don't "continually" ambush; the memories do.
• Option A: The narrator's present is "ambushed" (bombarded) by wartime memories, relating structure (flashbacks, present - past interweaving) to the title's idea of being caught off - guard by the past.

Answer:

A. The narrator’s present life cannot escape the bombardment of his wartime memories and actions.