The Things They Carried Character Analysis

The story of “The Things They Carried” took place during the Vietnam War. The author, Tim O’Brien describes each character by the things they carried. All of them carried necessary things which could help them go through the war – some were common, some were different, and depending on the soldier. Lieutenant Cross carried photographs of Martha, the girl with whom he fell in love. Due to an unclear relationship and a great distance, the more Lieutenant Cross thinks about Martha, the more he suffers from his unrequited love. As a teenager I was greedy, and gambling was a short and easy way to get money. I expected to make a lot of money but it turned out that I lost all of my saving, and I suffered from my greed. From “The Things They Carried,”, just like Lieutenant Cross coped with adversity by repressing his addiction of love for Martha, I learned my lesson by repressing my greed, I quit a gambling and being back on track.
In “The Things They Carried,” Lieutenant Cross learned his lesson to cope with adversity. Other than military equipment, the soldiers carried what could help them coping …show more content…
While Lieutenant Cross was suffered from his love, I was suffered from my greed. If Lieutenant Cross were thoughtful and pay more attention to the operation, he would have saved Lavender, as if I were being sufficient, I would not use my saving money or borrow my close friend’s money. The story “The Things They Carried” and my experience provided the lesson on coping with adversity, which came with the consequence. Both I and Lieutenant Cross have learned the repression, to drop the desire and choose to carry the important thing. The lesson is to concentrate at on the present and consider what is the important or the adversity. The adversity could be coped by repressing, letting it go, not holding on to the past or overwhelming the future, and living with the