Jimmy Cross In Tim O Brien's The Things They Carried
American author Tim O’Brien accolade short story “The Things They Carried” voices the
American soldiers throughout the Vietnam War. The story shadows Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and
division of soldiers as they contract with death of fellow soldiers, depression and battling with the war
within themselves. Moreover, O’Brien channels his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry
Division, 3rd Platoon. In this gasping tale, readers will enter the mind of Jimmy Cross and the events
which will change his heart in the long run.
At first, the readers are in the sight of the soldiers under the panel of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross.
Addition, the men carried belongings that they cherish or that remind them of home. Even though, the
soldiers were in …show more content…
Whereas his affection for Martha affect his own duties on
and off the battlefield. Beneficial to the Lieutenant, his meaningful affections for the junior college
student in New Jersey wasn’t fair desire, but a common obsessive about her. The fantasies of Martha
were an escape from the war, the death, and the suspicion of not returning home. Immediately upon the
battle, Lieutenant Cross will face his darkest fear upon one of the soldiers, Ted Lavender, who was shot
in the back of the head.
After Lavender’s death, Lieutenant Cross blames himself while he was fantasizing about his
beloved Martha. Then, he realizes that he his obsessives of her was distracting him from his duties and
safekeeping of his friends. Therefore, he burns Martha’s letters with two photographs, however he
couldn’t burn the of Ted Lavender’s death. Within those burned letters, Martha retained certainly
American soldiers throughout the Vietnam War. The story shadows Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and
division of soldiers as they contract with death of fellow soldiers, depression and battling with the war
within themselves. Moreover, O’Brien channels his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry
Division, 3rd Platoon. In this gasping tale, readers will enter the mind of Jimmy Cross and the events
which will change his heart in the long run.
At first, the readers are in the sight of the soldiers under the panel of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross.
Addition, the men carried belongings that they cherish or that remind them of home. Even though, the
soldiers were in …show more content…
Whereas his affection for Martha affect his own duties on
and off the battlefield. Beneficial to the Lieutenant, his meaningful affections for the junior college
student in New Jersey wasn’t fair desire, but a common obsessive about her. The fantasies of Martha
were an escape from the war, the death, and the suspicion of not returning home. Immediately upon the
battle, Lieutenant Cross will face his darkest fear upon one of the soldiers, Ted Lavender, who was shot
in the back of the head.
After Lavender’s death, Lieutenant Cross blames himself while he was fantasizing about his
beloved Martha. Then, he realizes that he his obsessives of her was distracting him from his duties and
safekeeping of his friends. Therefore, he burns Martha’s letters with two photographs, however he
couldn’t burn the of Ted Lavender’s death. Within those burned letters, Martha retained certainly