characters are Tommy‚ Mikey and Martha. When they are told about their newly given freedom‚ Martha has a hard time believing it “”You’re free‚” he insisted. “Free to do as you like. Understand?” She stared at him incredulously…” (P1‚ ll. 33-34). This can be interpreted as Martha’s lacking ability to understand the consequences of what she hears‚ but it can also be argued that this is a way for Gibney to warn the reader about something that happens later in the text. Since Martha throughout the story could
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Things They Carried‚" Lieutenant Jimmy Cross ’s obsession with Martha causes the death of Ted Lavender‚ an officer under his charge. The Lieutenant ’s mind was constantly distracted from the war by his thoughts of Martha. Jimmy has an obsession with her; he wants to know everything that goes on with her‚ and even around her. The Lieutenant has deep desires for her‚ but he pictures her the way her wants her to be. Daydreaming about Martha‚ instead of watching his surroundings‚ is what causes Ted Lavender
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Jimmy remembered a girl named Martha‚ whom he desired to be his girlfriend. In the other hand‚ because of the remembering Martha‚ many bad things happened during the war. In this paper‚ we will find out if Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s love for Martha was a mistake or beneficial during the Vietnam war. So‚ it can be argued that Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s love for Martha was a mistake or beneficial during the Vietnam war. Through the whole story‚ the character Martha was reminded by Jimmy Cross who
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Martha‚ the hostess wife‚ is depicted as a woman dependent on the aid of men. Before meeting her husband George‚ Martha lived under the support and guidance of her father. Even when she became an adult‚ her goal was not to find success‚ but rather to find a man whose success she could live through. The thought of personal sustainment was a fleeting one‚ if one at all. After knowing her guests‚ Nick and Honey‚ for a mere few hours‚ Martha drunkenly divulges to them intimate
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all of his estate‚ real and personal‚ to his wife Martha Washington for the rest of her natural life‚ and to be passed on or destroyed at her discursion while living or left in her will. He also stated that the few debts he had throughout his life would be speedily paid off. George Washington did leave one thing out of his will that Martha Washington was not allowed to change. After Martha Washington’s death all the slaves that George and Martha Washington owned would be set free‚ and could not be
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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 uses characterization to describe the transformations
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in the Vietnam War. Lt. Cross is worried by thoughts of Martha‚ a young woman he dated before he joined the Army. He thinks about letters she wrote him‚ whether or not she is a virgin. And about how much he loves her and wants her to love him. Her letters do not indicate that she feels the same way. The narrator lists things that the soldiers carry with them‚ both tangible and intangible‚ such as Lt. Cross’s picture of and feelings for Martha. William Timothy O’Brien was born on October 21‚ 1946
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narrator introduces us to Martha‚ a middle-aged woman of 38 ‚who is married to Martin and together they have 3 children. It is through Martha’s eyes that the story is told. We meet Martha and the family as they are about to spend their weekend at their country-house. This particular weekend is probably not much different from most other weekends‚ and this you can see in the title as well‚ because the title is indefinite and is called “Weekend” and not “The Weekend”. Martha is trying to be a dutiful
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The beginning of chapter 1 starts out by a 24 year old First Lieutenant‚ Jimmy Cross‚ reading letters from a lady named Martha. Martha is an english major at a school called Mount Sebastian College and Jimmy describes her letters as being beautifully written. Jimmy is also in love with Martha‚ but she doesn’t feel the same way about him. The author then introduces us to the things that each soldier carries. Some soldiers are required to carry certain things based on their role and duty in the military
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shifts in setting and the use of Lehman’s cinematography is apparent throughout the film‚ one scene that occurs towards the end of the film is strong representation of the effects of location changes. The scene begins on the porch the Third Act‚ when Martha is speaking to Nick‚ a while after they sleep together. The scene represents a steady rising action‚ which precedes the climax of the film—when Martha’s will to fight is broken. The shots in the scene are all-inclusive‚ meaning that each shot consists
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