47 pages • 1 hour read
Phil KlayRedeployment
Fiction | Short Story Collection | Adult | Published in 2014A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Summary
Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Story 1: “Redeployment”
Story 2: “Frago”
Story 3: “After Action Report”
Story 4: “Bodies”
Story 5: “OIF”
Story 6: “Money As a Weapons System”
Story 7: “In Vietnam They Had Whores”
Story 8: “Prayer in the Furnace”
Story 9: “Psychological Operations”
Story 10: “War Stories”
Story 11: “Unless It’s a Sucking Chest Wound”
Story 12: “Ten Kliks South”
Character Analysis
Themes
Symbols & Motifs
Important Quotes
Essay Topics
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What is the connection between the book’s title and the stories within?
Why does the narrator of “Bodies” keep the rock he finds in the dead Marine’s hand?
Why do you believe the author chose to write a book of short stories instead of a novel? Do you believe a novel would have worked as well? Why or why not?
Are you a veteran? Is anyone you know? Discuss how this affects the way you experience the book.
Why do you think Klay uses so many different narrators?
Klay was a Marine. Why do you think he chose to write this book?
Does Redeployment make you more or less optimistic about the chances for a peaceful resolution in Iraq? Explain your reasoning.
Discuss Klay’s stories in the context of other influential war writing. How are they similar? How are they different?
How is war portrayed in Redeployment?
The frustrations of bureaucracy are a large part of stories such as “Money As a Weapons System.” Do you believe that the processes that frustrate the characters the most can be streamlined, or are the problems too ingrained?
