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 contain some truth. In the passage, the idea of young men having old minds is paradoxical because youth is typically associated with inexperience and a lack of wisdom, while old minds imply maturity and knowledge. The men are young in age but have been affected by the knowledge of death in a way that makes them seem more mature or 'old - minded'.

Answer:

young men who have old minds