▁he ▁has ▁killed ▁Ram bo ▁with ▁Te as le ' s ▁shot gun . ▁Te as le ▁rela xes , ▁experiences ▁a ▁moment ▁of ▁affection ▁for ▁Ram bo , ▁and ▁then ▁dies , ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁his ▁w ounds . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁Mor rell ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁novel ▁by ▁hearing ▁about ▁the ▁experiences ▁of ▁his ▁students ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁The ▁author ▁also ▁said ▁" When ▁I ▁started ▁First ▁Blood ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁I ▁was ▁deeply ▁influenced ▁by ▁Geoff rey ▁House hold ' s ▁Rog ue ▁Male ." ▁The ▁character ' s ▁name ▁was ▁derived ▁in ▁part ▁from ▁the ▁Ram bo ▁apple , ▁a ▁supply ▁of ▁which ▁his ▁wife ▁brought ▁home ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁suitable ▁name ▁for ▁his ▁character . ▁In ▁the ▁DVD ▁comment ary ▁for ▁First ▁Blood , ▁Mor ell ▁comments ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inspir ations ▁for ▁Ram bo ▁was ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁hero ▁Aud ie ▁Mur phy . ▁The ▁town ▁that ▁Mad ison , ▁Kentucky , ▁was ▁model led ▁after ▁was ▁Belle f onte , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁While ▁John ▁Sk ow ▁of ▁T IME ▁described ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁" c arn ography ", ▁this ▁negative ▁review ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁exception : ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁pra ised ▁by ▁News week ▁as ▁" First - rate ", ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review ▁as ▁" A ▁fine ▁novel " ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁thr iller ▁writer ▁John ▁D