Question

the knowledge of death, of the implacable limits placed on a mans existence, severed us from our youth as irrevocably as a surgeons scissors had once severed us from the womb. and yet, few of us were past twenty - five. we left vietnam peculiar creatures, with young shoulders that bore rather old heads. - a rumor of war, philip caputo. identify the paradox in the passage. severed youth who were severed from the womb living men who have knowledge of death young men who have old minds done

Explanation:

A paradox is a statement that seems self - contradictory but may hold truth. In the passage, the men are young (few past twenty - five) but have been affected by the knowledge of death in such a way that they seem to have old, mature minds. This is a contradiction between their physical youth and mental maturity.

Answer:

C. young men who have old minds