In a perfect world, war is supposed to be an action that a country takes after exhausting all other options. Although the causes of war may vary, they are all similar because they are meant to eliminate some form of injustice in the world. Kate Wilhelm, author of the story “The Village,” does not accept the idea that war is necessary for the common good; rather, it creates a story describing a war that seems to have no purpose. Tim O'Brien, author of the story "How to Tell a True War Story", also believes that nothing good can come from war. Daniel Robinson's review, "Getting It Right: The Short Fiction of Tim O'Brien," analyzes "How to Tell a Real War Story" in order to simplify O'Brien's fiction into the qualifications that make a war story true. “The Village” satisfies O'Brien and Robinson's qualifications for what makes a war story true, thus validating Wilhelm's general theme that war is immoral. Wilhelm paints the picture that war is filled with graphic and obscene events, which satisfies O'Brien and Robinson's characterization. that war stories are disgusting, in order to prove his point that war has no morality. Wilhelm describes the obscene images of war when she says: “She jumped up and rushed to join the others in the street. She tasted blood and a shooting pain in her jaw, where the teeth had been broken by her fall” (Wilhelm 104). Wilhelm's inclusion of these obscene details demonstrates his desire to prove that the war has no morality by creating a scenario in which ordinary Americans would be attacked. The prospect of Americans being involved in a war on American soil has not been a reality since the Civil War; the human toll that Wilhelm creates on Americans with...... middle of paper ......op a war story based solely on facts supports the credibility of Wilhelm's story, and supports thus his argument that war is immoral.Wilhelm argues that war is immoral because of the horrible acts that occur during war, the lack of purpose for war, stories of war are unbelievable and stories of war relies on perspective. She argues her theory through her fictional story, "The Village", but her story is validated by both O'Brien and Robinson. Although O'Brien's "How to Tell a True War Story" is also a work of fiction, it depends on the real-life connections Robinson makes from the story and real events. Together, O'Brien and Robinson create qualifications that serve as a guide for determining the credibility of war stories. Wilhelm's story meets these criteria and so it is obvious that his argument that war is immoral must be true..