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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Pre and Post Transformation of Jimmy Cross In every literature‚ some characters experience some kind of changes throughout the story. The story called The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien talks about a young Lieutenant‚ named Jimmy Cross‚ unable to lead his men because he keeps thinking about Martha‚ ended up cost one of his men’s life‚ during the war. The story takes place in Vietnam and the war is called Vietnam War‚ one of the most controversial military conflict in the U.S history. Tim O’Brien
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Greg Bennett 3/18/13 Required close Analytic Reading Authors Stylistic Choices: Enhancing Analysis Using Rhetorical Grammar The Things They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien 1. What is the narrator’s tone in the opening sentence? Describe how the use of the word butterfly affects the reader’s understanding of the description that follows. The narrator’s tone in the opening sentence is of peace and or prosperity. The narrator tricks the reader by using the noun butterfly to show beauty‚ calmness
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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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convinced himself that his thoughts of Martha distracted him to a point where he led his own men astray‚ resulting in Lavender’s sudden death. Cross doesn’t want men to perish because of his own incompetence and recklessness‚ so he sacrifices the one thing loved – Martha‚ for the sake of his troops. Cross emerges from a man obsessed about returning home to his beloved Martha‚ to a man who sacrificed his own desires for the well being of others. “He would accept the blame for what had happened to Ted
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it worse. Families who lose their love ones especially in war experience great pain and grief which take a long time to heal. Tragedies can occur anytime anywhere. Humans have to realize the importance of losing their loved one. In the book “Things They Carried” the character Lavender and his group lose a lot of his soldiers during the Vietnam War and Lt.Cross faces a personal tragedy when lavender gets shot because he feels it’s his fault. In today’s world people are dying everywhere but especially
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can never forget. And he doesn’t want to forget. And he doesn’t want anyone else to forget. He wants the world to understand the war‚ and the toll it had. For that reason‚ he writes novels and stories chronicling the war‚ specifically‚ The Things They Carried‚ a war novel which contains a collection of short stories he had previously published. Through O’Brien’s use of commentary‚ self reflection and exaggeration‚ the reader comes to understand the moral complexities
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Many people‚ in some point in their lives will experience a death of a loved one and will try to cope with it as best as they can. In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien talks about his war stories and how he and the soldiers handled the deaths of the soldiers while at war. The soldiers had to deal with the stress‚ sadness‚ and guilt when seeing their partner get killed. O’Brien talks about the different coping mechanisms the soldiers use when facing the death of a fellow comadre. The
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1302 10 March 2004 Jimmy Cross: Life Story There is something special about human beings. Human beings have the capacity to sacrifice themselves for others. Not all do it and many do just the opposite. In the story "The Things They Carried" by Tim O’BRIEN‚ demonstrates that statement. Jimmy Cross‚ who is 1st lieutenant of his platoon‚ is a man of integrity and grace which unfortunately starts to diminish throughout his journey. Jimmy begins to fantasize of‚ "love" which starts
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“Guilt” and “This Day in History” – A Comparison In her lyric‚ free verse poem “Guilt”‚ Leona Gom creates a powerful and clear connection between her readers and an emotion that they are all familiar with—guilt. The simple one-word title offers a straightforward preview of the subject of this piece and implies the associated meanings that the term carries—a heaviness‚ a weight‚ a burden. The poem is structured in two stanzas – the first one establishing ways in which guilt infiltrates
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