Ambiguity

When I first read the title of the chapter called Night Life, I thought about actual night life, like parties and what they do for fun in the night. But as I read on, I got the real meaning of night life. Before this chapter, I kept wondering what happened to Rat Kiley and why O'Brien didn't tell us about his story. Then, I realized why. The author did a really good job of explaining the "night life" and why Kiley was taken to Japan. Because the troops had to travel during the night and sleep during the day, their whole schedules were thrown off. In addition to that, there was a blackness in the night, almost like death. Nobody could see. They were "a bunch of dumb Cub Scouts chasing the phantoms" (210).