Summary Of The Book 'The Things They Carried, By Tim O' Brien

The book The Things They Carried, written by Tim O’Brien is about the account of himself and his fellow soldiers who served with him at the Vietnam war. The book starts with O’Brien describing everyone around him and just like the title reads listing out everything they carried, standard military issued equipment and few small personal belongings they got from the people close to them. Later in the story he talks about the life they have after the war and how the war affected everyone differently. The book discusses everyone experiences at Vietnam and the different aspects of their lives that helped them get through every day. The Things They Carried is divided into multiple short and long stories that talk about a single person and multiple