Lesson Two - On the Rainy River

Introduction

Lesson Two - On the Rainy River
Duration - 4 blocks (4 x 80 min + homework)

"All of us, I suppose, like to believe that in a moral emergency we will behave like the heroes of our youth . . . " - Tim O'Brien, in "On the Rainy River"

While pursuing an ideal, an individual may be confronted with truths that must be recognized, truths which may illustrate the limitations of a single-minded passion. In that scenario, consider "the nature of motivations that would direct an individual's course of action."

Imagine that the Canadian government has instituted a draft for a war in a foreign country. You arrive home one day and find YOUR draft notice in the mail. What would you do? Would you be prepared to fight - and, possibly, die - far from home?