Sweetheart Of The Song Tra Bong Summary
When you go to war, you need to be strong and have the ability to perform under pressure.
Unfortunately,most people never talk about the mental aspect of war. Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong is a story told by Rat Kiley in the book, The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. It shows how the war takes a toll on people mentally. This story shifts from light hearted to mysterious and uses lighthearted diction, mysterious syntax, and environmental imagery. This specific story is told through the perspective of Rat Kiley. During Rat’s first trip into the mountains of Chu Lai, Mark writes a letter back to base. The letter is about bringing a girl up to the mountains, an idea he got from Eddie. A few weeks later ,a woman arrives in a helicopter
Unfortunately,most people never talk about the mental aspect of war. Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong is a story told by Rat Kiley in the book, The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien. It shows how the war takes a toll on people mentally. This story shifts from light hearted to mysterious and uses lighthearted diction, mysterious syntax, and environmental imagery. This specific story is told through the perspective of Rat Kiley. During Rat’s first trip into the mountains of Chu Lai, Mark writes a letter back to base. The letter is about bringing a girl up to the mountains, an idea he got from Eddie. A few weeks later ,a woman arrives in a helicopter