In “The Things They Carried”‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ the author uses symbolism in order to show the soldiers emotional and physical burdens they carry. For example‚ Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from this woman he loved named Martha‚ everywhere he went in his backpack. Also‚ another example of the symbolism‚ Kiowa‚ another soldier from the story‚ carried around a New Testament that his father gave to him. And the final example of symbolism is when soldier Ted Lavender died‚ Jimmy Cross was emotionally
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to Sarah and why was she so cold and hard to her? In The Heretic’s Daughter‚ Andrew get smallpox and is close to death. Also Martha‚ Sarah’s mom is killed during the witch trials because she wants to put an end to them. Sarah’s mother is hanged for being "witch of Andover". Martha‚ for example can be defiant‚ mentally strong‚ and she has a loving side toward Sarah. Martha sometimes can be stubborn and defiant. In one of her quotes from chapter 1 she says “I’d rather eat stones” (Chapter 1 p.12).
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A Midwife’s Tale by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich tells the story of Martha Ballard; a midwife‚ healer‚ wife‚ mother‚ and eighteenth-century woman. In this book‚ the reader learns of this hardworking woman‚ the social web she lived in‚ and the workings of her town through personal accounts from the diarist and the author’s thorough analysis of them. Martha is a diligent woman who makes good use of her connections with the rest of the female community. She keeps up-to-date accounts of how her patients are
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Lieutenant Cross to resent ever dreaming about Martha. For example‚ O’Brien notes that‚ “He felt shame. He hated himself. He had loved Martha more than his men‚ and as a consequence Lavender was now dead‚ and this was something he would have to carry like a stone in his stomach for the rest of the war” (1256). Because of his lack of attentiveness Lieutenant Cross has to carry Lavenders murder with him forever. Cross now realizes how much of a distraction Martha and her letters are‚ and how he is not a
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all their personal affair behind because of the call of duty.First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was intimidated by his love that was not reciprocated by Martha which cause his negligence to his job and killed Ted Lavender on their quest against the veitnamese colony.Jimmy Cross simply concluded everything that could satisfy his desire for his feelings for martha thus imagining things that was not really true.‚ who was scared‚ did not have the courage to do his task correctly.Fear is another thing to carry
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The story told of Jimmy Cross’s relationship with his friend back home Martha‚ with whom he communicates with on a regular basis. Furthermore‚ the author Tim O’Brien revealed Jimmy Cross’s thoughts openly to the readers on his delusional thoughts towards Martha‚ which brought about his struggle to separate his fantasies from reality. For example‚ he would often retire his night wondering “if Martha was a virgin” (O’Brien 344). Other instances where he vividly described Martha from the pictures: “Her eyes were gray and neutral
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When Cross is first introduced at the beginning of the novel‚ he is madly in love with a woman named Martha‚ who had sent him letters. He knew that they weren’t really love letters‚ but in his mind‚ he believed that they were. As First Lieutenant‚ he had the responsibility of looking after all of his men. He often found this task difficult‚ because he was constantly consumed with thoughts of Martha‚ and fantasies of what their life could be like. One day‚ Cross’s men were on a mission where they needed
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Hello Cookies‚ Welcome to the Martha Cook Building for the fall of 2010. We hope to be able to meet many of you on Move-in Day. Please stop by our ice cream station in the main hall that afternoon and let us serve you. We look forward to helping to make your experience at MCB this year a memorable one. You may not know that the Martha Cook Building is the only dorm on campus that is supervised by a Board of Governors consisting of five women who were formerly residents of MCB. The Board of
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Kelsey Cassebaum ENG102 September 19‚ 2014 In “The Things They Carried‚” Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is torn between being a good leader to his soldiers and his love for Martha‚ thus making him a truly dynamic character. A dynamic character is someone who undergoes an important‚ internal change because of action in the plot. For example‚ personality or attitude would be two that play a role in against Lieutenant. Jimmy cross shows us in the story just what a dynamic character is‚ and I am going to explain
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such uncomfortable times. “First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha…They were not love letters‚ but Lieutenant Cross was hoping‚ so he kept them folded in plastic at the bottom of his rucksack.” (O’Brien 1) We are offered a personal perspective into Cross‚ who spends his time at war fantasizing about a young lady named Martha from back home. He believes he is in love with Martha and spends his time finding comfort in daydreams of a woman who does not love him back. Throughout
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