Rainy River is one of the most iconic chapters. Tim writes about when he was 21 years old in 1968. The time when he got the letter that he would be drafted to join the Vietnam War, a war he didn't believe was worth fighting. One day he decides to escape to Canada which was the only option that included not to go to war. On his escape to Canada, Tim stops in a cabin next to the border. The reason why I can connect with Tim O'Brien in this chapter is because I know how tough making choices is, specially for a person like me who takes a lot of time to make any decisions. Of course, I have never been in a choice as hard as the one he went through, but I have been in rough situations when you need to make a hard choice. If I had to choose I would probably choose to go into the army for a few reasons. First reason it would make my family look bad like they do not know how to properly raise a son. The second reason would be it would hurt my pride for this country. Its not the countries fault that some man chose my birthday out of 365 other days. I am proud of my country and what it is capable of. Even though the whole war was just fight some poor farmer that didn't want to be bothered with.