These jokes obscure the fear they bring. It makes the necessary distance to make the war impossible. Finding a surrounding joke helps soldiers have a purpose and presence, even if everything around them is collapsing. According to Tim O'Brien, "They found a joke, they used a tough vocabulary to suppress terrible softness ... when someone died it was curious and will not die perfectly It looked like a script ... ". Because they talk to them to shake hands and talk to them to make death unrealistic, they choose to laugh their experience rather than face the pain associated with them.
For all the soldiers during the war, in order to cope with trauma of war they must find ways to deal with the deaths of their companions and relatives. Dealing with the pressure and responsibility of war is not easy for everyone, but in "what they have", O'Brien said how adult males can deal with as many things as possible while dealing with them I will explain. . They learn how to deal with joking, speaking stories, and through their emotional reactions. Because the death of a loved one is a very difficult test to overcome, finding a way to cope with death is a hard task for everyone. However, losses can be difficult, but it is important to find the best coping mechanism for you.
Consumers rely on coping mechanisms to cope with anxiety about death. The coping mechanism is to find so-called "secular immortality" by marketing scholar Elizabeth Hirschman by acquiring and collecting material property. For example, after an attack on September 11, American consumers have said that President Bush's purchase of "shopping, cars, home appliances, furniture, electronics" in the "record" "shopping, enjoy life, I enjoy life. " . Still others show that thinking about death leads to increased material behavior and reduced attention to others and the environment. In a survey conducted in 2003, consumers who became more victims of terrorism showed interest in purchasing brand products, and there was the possibility of forcing consumption. The author concludes as follows.