Writing novella...idea feedback?

Question

I am creating a storyline about the Iraq War that the Americans are currently fighting. A lot of soldiers today are being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and I had this idea to write about a soldier who was deployed to Iraq. I would trace his life and psyche before the war and after the war. My other main character is his wife whom he met before he was deployed who watches hopelessly as the love of her life undergoes a change.Change for the worse.

I am not going to attack the war... war is necessary but I'm just going to show the ramifications of war in general no matter how "necessary" it can be.

The soldier sees many things in the war that he could never imagine before...he basically sees the evil that humans are capable of. He comes back from the war...the evil he saw consumes him and various stimuli triggers him back to the war. The war between good and evil continues in him even though he is no longer in Iraq.

Answer 1

I have a couple of girlfriends who are dealing with this exact situation.  Their husbands returned from Iraq a year ago and a month ago, respectively.  Great idea!  I think it's really applicable to what's going on right now and a novel format would be a really good way to encapsulate and personalize the struggles these soldiers and their families are facing.