Chris Taylor

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Chris Taylor is the naive young American soldier and central protagonist of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon," whose experiences depict the moral and psychological toll of combat.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
soldier
appearsIn Platoon
characterArc loss of innocence
moral disillusionment
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
enlistsIn United States Army
familyName Taylor
filmReleaseYearOfWorkAppearedIn 1986
fullName Chris Taylor
genreOfWorkAppearedIn war film
givenName Chris
internalConflict struggle between idealism and brutality
languageOfWorkAppearedIn English
medium feature film
militaryBranch United States Army
narrationStyle voice-over narration
narrativeRole point-of-view character
protagonist
nationalityInFiction American
notableRelationship Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes
surface form: Sergeant Bob Barnes

Sergeant Elias Grodin
occupation soldier
portrayedBy Charlie Sheen
position infantryman
rank Private
reasonForEnlistment volunteered for combat duty
settingOfFiction Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
symbolizes young American soldier in Vietnam
theme moral ambiguity in combat
psychological effects of war
trauma
timePeriodOfFiction 1960s
workCreator Oliver Stone

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Platoon follows Chris Taylor
Platoon character Chris Taylor
Charlie Sheen characterPortrayed Chris Taylor
Sergeant Elias Grodin mentors Chris Taylor