We worked on rewriting Joshua's homework analyzing the verbal irony of the author's statement that his decision not to evade the Viet Nam draft was an act of cowardice. We studied the passages that contain an element of fantasy and discussed how the author uses imagination as a vehicle to tell a deeper truth. I discussed in detail the societal zeitgeist of the late 1960s including the youth anti-war movement. I further noted textual passages to incorporate in the homework in order to avoid generalities as well as the meaning and use of verbal irony. After discussing the societal pressure placed on young men subject to the draft, Joshua rewrote his assignment incorporating textual details and a good explanation of verbal irony.