PHI 101 September 3‚ 2012 Journal 1 This week our assignment was to read some fictional literature called “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. At first I thought this was going to be another boring assignment for another class but this book caught my interest quickly because even though it was considered fictional Tim O’Brien really did go to war; the Vietnam War to be more specific and he told his stories od what it was like to be drafted and all the horrific processes of being a young
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The relationship they share is another positive relationship because Aunt Baba makes Adeline feel special and like she is wanted and she belongs. The quote is saying that Aunt Baba makes Adeline feel special when everybody else in her life makes she feel like she is nothing. This quote links back to the impact that family relationships had on Adeline’s life because it is showing us that Adeline didn’t have many positive family relationships but the few positive relationships
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A Handmaid’s Tale | Important Quotes Important Quotes | This is a compilation of a list of various important quotes from the novel “A Handmaid’s Tale”. It also includes a brief explanation of the importance of each quote for a better familiarization and understanding of the lines in the novel. The compiled notes have been formatted in the tightest possible way to save paper‚ ink‚ space and money. | Compiled by Khanh Nguyen | Khanh’s Guide to Happily Ever After © http://on.fb.me/happiness_fbp
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single man. How can we really know what the truth is? In Tim O’Brien “the things they carried’ what really defines a war story being true? Its never moral‚ the uncertainty‚ or is it the horror and honor? The things that happen in war are never moral. War has a dirty bloody‚ gorier‚ and violent side to it. Well that’s what war is? "War is nuts war is fun‚ war is thrilling‚ and war is drudgery war makes you a
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There are many different controversies on the information in “The Things They Carried”. Some believe to tell a good story‚ there’s only facts and no truth‚ but some think that there needs to be all fictional elements and no facts to make a good story. A majority of people say that an excellent story starts with facts and adds in other elements like metaphors‚ symbolism‚ and imagery because visualizing the story helps the reader connect to the unfamiliar event. Using imagery is a smart way to engage
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that guy Mark Fossie who shipped his girl over to Vietnam to spend time with him‚ I couldn’t believe it. He says he saw the whole thing‚ and that he was there when everything happened‚ but I doubt it; Rat is the type of guy who would lie to get his story more interesting. But anyhow‚ I agreed for him to tell me the story even though I was very sceptical about the whole thing. It almost seemed like he was fooling me. So I crossed my arms‚ and let him amuse me with his anecdote. Although
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As the lone outlier‚ Brad is not only isolated but also made to suppress his morally righteous and principled beliefs. Saunders’ highlights the oppressive nature of conformist societies through the actions of Doris and Wayne. This is evident in the first scene when his wife Doris and Chief Wayne recount what they’ve learned (albeit superficially) after Buddy‚ the puppet dog‚ ran way. Although the other characters state‚ “I guess we all learned…” when Brad adds “I guess so‚” only he is antagonized
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Reading Notes |Analysis | | |CH 1 – “The quest consists of five things: (a)a quester‚ (b) a place |In this passage‚ the author is stating that all “quest” stories have | |to go‚ (c) stated reason to go there‚ (d) challenges and trials en |the same basic outline. These five parts to a quest are essential for | |route‚ and (e) a real reason to go there.” (pg. 3) |any story with a solid substance. | |“The real reason for a quest is always
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The Things They Carried – Discussion Research 1. “A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.” In his stories‚ Tim plays with the truth. He has been doing this since he was a young boy‚ wishing his girlfriend back to life. He realizes that if you try hard enough and are creative enough‚ you can bring the dead back to life in stories. It doesn’t matter whether the stories are exactly true--you can change the name‚ or location‚ or even parts
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the story “The Things They Carried‚” recounts his experiences while touring Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 in the 46th Infantry Regiment. During the Vietnam War‚ O’Brien witnessed scores of American soldiers wounded or killed‚ along with others who had gone missing in combat‚ while fighting against the Viet Cong. This ongoing presence of horror greatly affected surviving soldiers‚ who felt depressed and unworthy of life after witnessing their friends perish. In “The Things They Carried‚” the author Tim
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