Valuable Items
Diary-Physical
Norman Bowker carried a diary to log all that happened everyday after they went out.
Anxiety-Emotion
A man who embodies the damage that the war can do to a soldier long after the war is over. During the war, Bowker is quiet and unassuming, and Kiowa’s death has a profound effect on him. Bowker’s letter to O’Brien in “Notes” demonstrates the importance of sharing stories in the healing process.