In tim o’brien’s chapter “good form,” what does the narrator say is the happening-truth?

answer:

d. that he was afraid to look at the faces of the dead.

explanation:

in "good form," o'brien makes a distinction between story-truth (the reality of how something was felt, and how it is told) and happening-truth (what actually happened). he tells us that sometimes, story-truth is a lot more real than happening-truth. in this case, the happening-truth is that he was too afraid to look at the faces of the dead. the story-truth, however, is that by doing so, he killed them.

faithful servants eumaeus and philaetius:

his ragged vest then drawn aside disclosed the sign conspicuous, and the scar exposed: eager they view'd, with joy they stood amazed with tearful eyes o'er all their master gazed:

these servants know ulysses by the scar he got when he was a child - so when he showed them the mark, they immediately knew this is truly their master and they hugged him, finally starting to believe his words.

the correct answer is:   [c]:

                    →     " leave it out. "  

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