Select the correct answer. How does the structure of Tim O’Brien’s story “Ambush” relate to its title?

B. The narrator’s war experiences are in the distant past and no longer influence the present

C. The narrator’s 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

Expert Answer

The structure of Tim O’Brien’s story “Ambush” story relates to its title in that the narrator’s platoon was surrounded by the enemy, similar to the way the narrator feels when his family surrounds him. The author narrates the4 flashbacks to help the audience understand the correlation between the title and the story.