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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curiosity of which portions of the book are actually based on O’ Brien’s life. This quote looks at the “fictional” Tim O’Brien’s view of war stories. He says that memory doesn’t always serve a person well when telling war stories‚ as there are some things that didn’t actually happen‚ they merely seem to. The same affect occurs when the reader is unclear as to what actually happened to real Tim O’Brien‚ and what was simply fabricated for entertainment purposes. The novel becomes even more like a war
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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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The theme of carrying is an important one throughout the text‚ and the title story provides the most comprehensive examination of this idea. The dense and detailed lists of objects that the men carry may seem tedious or irrelevant at times‚ but by mentioning that in addition to weapons soldiers brought mundane things like candy‚ cigarettes‚ and letters from their loved ones‚ O’Brien emphasizes their humanity. And in specifying the exact weight of several of the items‚ including food‚ weapons‚ and
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The Things They Carried The story. “The Things They Carried” was about a group of solders in the Viet Nam war. The story explained what the solders carried both physically‚ and emotionally. However what truly made this story so great was how the writer used the literary terms of symbol‚ setting‚ and theme to convey the meaning of the story. In the story‚ “The Things They Carried” symbolism had a big role in how the write gave life to the story. The literary definition of symbol is: An object
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War. She was left alone to raise her three kids. She was doing well until the day the bomb fell. The bomb completely destroyed her house‚ leaving her ruined economically. In order to survive‚ she sold what she could find in her house. Some of those things were kimonos that she highly valued. When she had sold everything she had‚ she took part time jobs as a maid or as a babysitter. She eventually became a seamstress due to the lack of jobs offered to the hibakusha. One day‚ a friend of hers suggested
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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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Tim O’Brien‚ in his collection of short stories called “The things they carried”‚ develops the theme of soldiers ‘carrying’ many burdens throughout their lives. Through his persona‚ also named Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien contradicts the stereotypical reason as to why the men joined the war. Jimmy Cross explores the unwanted burden placed on a Lieutenant of the platoon member’s responsibility. Further O’Brien explores the affect of the Vietnam War on the soldiers on their wellbeing through Norman Bowker
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