Reread paragraphs 11–12 of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt.” Explain the event the author describes in these paragraphs and how this event relates to the topic of survivor guilt.

In these paragraphs, the author recounts an incident occurred in April 2003, in  Iraq. In this incident a young 20 years old Joseph Mayek was killed, and the officer in charge feel guilty that he was the one who placed vehicles.

This event contributes to the topic of 'survivor guilt' as the Army officer in charge feel guilty of an incident, which was just an accident and not his fault.

Explanation:

'The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt' is an article written by Nancy Sherman. The article is regarding a 'survivor guilt' feeling that those feel for those who couldn't survive an accident.

'Survivor guilt' is a feeling that those feel about surviving an accident or trauma when their loved or closed ones couldn't.

In paragraphs 11-12, the author shares a story of an Army in charge officer, who feels guilty that one of a young man of 20s died while he was in-charge. He feels guilty because he was in-charge and it was his responsibility to place vehicles and set the security. Despite his placement that day in April 2003, in Iraq, Joseph Mayek was killed because of misfiring from a fighting vehicle. He was shot dead because of misfiring from the fighting vehicle. And Captain John Prior feels guilty of not placing the vehicles correctly which caused Joseph Mayek's life.

This event in paragraphs 11-12 contributes to the topic of 'survivor guilt' as Captain John Prior is having subjective guilt, an irrational guilt, knowing that he has done nothing wrong. This incident helps to understand how 'survivor guilt' takes root in the lives of people and how they feel guilty of even those things about which they could have done nothing.

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