Metaphors In The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien, is a book depicting the experiences of a soldier during the Vietnam War. As narrated by the author, the book contains real-life happenings. He served from 1969-1970 as an infantryman in the U.S. Army. The journey O’Brien takes is described through the stories he tells about the people he was stationed with. One member of his platoon, Kiowa, was fatally struck by a mortar. The story of his death is unclear, as it was seen differently through the eyes of his platoon members.
After the group discovered that they were camping in a field of literal crap they were under attack. Before they knew it, mortars appeared as if they were from the clouds. Their surroundings were wet, dark, and black. Suddenly