In the reading of the book‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien ‚ I had mixed emotion on this book because of how the events were organized and how O’Brien decide to narrator the book. For example in the beginning of the reading it was understandable and made sense‚ however after the first couple of chapters I did not know what or who was talking or being talked about. O’Brien would be talking about some war story or someone ‚ and in reality it was really Rat Kiley‚Curt Lemon or Azar talking
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The ‘things they carried’ in the fictionalized story of the Vietnam War are not only military supplies‚ guns‚ and ammunition‚ but they also are the “things” that comforted the soldiers and helped them through the tumultuous war. The Vietnam War was different from wars in the past but this story is similar and helps understand the “things they carried” and how helped the soldiers get through it. “It didn’t’ matter what they were‚ But they were the things they carried.” Tim O’Brien graduated in
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Riham Hermiz T/TH 11-12:30 2/19/13 The Things They Carried There are a few things that I gathered from the story “The Things They Carried”. The boys were all young and inexperienced and it was clear they were drafted bodies for numerical gain. They carried both physical and emotional baggage‚ and it’s never clear which weighs more heavily on them. It seemed that to some of the boys‚ their emotional baggage weighed harsher on them than the physical baggage that they had to carry. Each boy
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Literary Analysis of “The Things That They Carried” In the short story “The Things That They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses the literary elements of characterization‚ setting and foreshadowing to support the theme of physical and mental burdens put on soldiers during the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was never the military type. He still wonders why he joined. His rank as lieutenant seems unreal. He never truly demonstrates leadership and separates himself from the rest of the Alpha Company as
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Jeff Jackson Instructor Barbara Manuel English 112 3 March 2013 Shell Shock: A Bloodless Battlefield A storyteller of war‚ Tim O’Brien‚ author of The Things They Carried‚ keeps the reader mesmerized with PTSD stories of the Vietnam War. This novel represents a compound documentary written on accounts of the Vietnam War. Many of the stories in this book encompass various examples of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. There are graphical depictions
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O’Brian’s “The Things They Carried”. My father fought in the Vietnam War‚ so my interest was in trying to understand the reason that we had such a strained relationship when I was growing up. I believe I have more of an understanding as to why he didn’t act like a grown up. He wanted those years that should have been his childhood back. In this short story the author showed the things they carried physically so that the reader could appreciate the significance of the things they carried emotionally
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Bravery in The Things They Carried “Success is not final‚ failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill (Churchill) Without being courageous‚ you cannot be brave. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ courage is “a mental or moral strength to venture‚ preserve‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty.” Everyday people show bravery. Every great thing we set out to do‚ whether its raise children‚ start a business‚ study for a degree‚ or change the world
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Memories The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien and The Road by Cormac McCarthy both deal with the profound affects that memories have upon the actions and understandings of men. In both novels memories weigh heavily on the main characters’ souls‚ but each man carries that burden differently. The results may vary but the impact of what has happened and what is remembered changes their perspectives and ultimately leads to a unique ending for each man. Do the memories that are carried shape or change
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of a communist government from taking over south Vietnam. This was known as a “containment war”. They wanted to fight this war to stop the spread of communism. The war started in 1955 and lasted until the fall of Saigon in April 1975. The Things They Carried tells the stories from soldiers point of view and others experiences. Tim O’Brien‚ Jimmy Cross‚ and Kiowa were just a few of the men that were in the Alpha company. O’Brien‚ Tim‚ and Kiowa had some very cowardice and very courageous moments
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The Things They Carried was highly symbolic. The items that the men within the platoon had carried symbolized home and comfort. Each man had a unique item with them in the war that provided them with comfort and reassurance. These physical items carried the men through all of the hardships they endured by giving them a peace of mind and hope of returning to their former lives. From carrying a condom‚ a comic book‚ ammunition‚ the bible‚ photographs‚ and many other little material things‚ these
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