After constant re-watching of other monologues,  the one I decided to choose is Vet Story by Seema Sueko, acted out by Tobias Segal. Tobias depicts a veteran experiencing PTSD, which causes him to take actions that even himself questions. What made me choose this monologue is the fact that he does not blame his actions on PTSD, rather on himself because he is self-aware. He desires his innocence back from before he went to war, but understand that he made the choice to go into war in the first place.

For the majority of the monologue, Tobias constantly repeats “Why”, and that is something I believe all of us can all relate to when we do something irrational or want answers. As human beings we all question ourselves and our actions and when we realize that what we have done may be wrong, we cannon undo those actions and the only way we compensate is through self questioning and apologizing.

I guess why this monologue left an impact on me is because of how Tobias freely expresses his thoughts and emotions. We have to be aware of our actions before we take them and realize that nothing can undo the results we create.