The Things They Carrie 'By Tim O' Brien: An Analysis

Although I don’t agree with most forms of censorship, I feel as if it is important in certain situations. For instance, television must be censored because all age groups watch it, and it influences younger children’s behavior because they have seen it on television. Not to mention anyone at any time can watch TV. Whereas censoring books is completely different. The reader has the option to read the book, making the author not reliable. Not just any age group can pick up a book and begin to read the content. But a six-month-old baby can sit in front of a television and be influenced by the action of a criminal. Certain things influence certain age groups and I feel as if books shouldn’t be responsible. You have to actually read a book; you cannot just sit and watch the pages. I feel as if censorship should appeal to only things that require it, and in my opinion, books do not require censorship.
O’Brien has written numerous books, containing vast amounts of information in each of them. Tim O’Brien stood out to me as an author due to his war-related background. The Things They Carried, was written in as a collection of the number of stories he encountered at war. He found a way to enable his mind to go through the experiences again. Most the story takes place in Vietnam, while some are back in the United States.
Although it is on the shelf, it is in the Adult Fiction area and not on just a normal shelf. Since it is currently banned in the United States I couldn’t find where it was available at the Wayne Community College Library, but I did find a couple of cliff notes on the book. Despite this controversial book being banned because of the content, it is apparent that many libraries and even schools still carry the book. The main reason that this book is still available in many libraries and schools is because it is still very informative on the matters at