In several stories from The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien deals with the way that American soldiers of the Vietnam War related to being "in country‚" or out of their own country and halfway across the world. O’Brien creates the concept that Vietnam‚ and the war there‚ is of "another world" throughout his stories. None of the soldiers he writes about feel at home in Vietnam‚ and none of them successfully adapt emotionally to being so far from home. O’Brien subtly introduces the concept of
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“The Things They Carried” In the short story “The Things They Carried”‚ Tim O’Brien wrote about the experience of war and the feelings young soldiers felt during their long days of travel. During the story he keeps referring back to the things the soldiers chose to carry in their packs. Some of these items included necessity items like grenades and ammunition‚ but they also carry sentimental items like love letters and pictures. These items help the reader better understand each person for
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and contextual consideration of the work developed through the interactive oral? Through this discussion‚ I noticed how easy it was to relate to the social and cultural context issues that the soldiers went through in this book. For example‚ when Tim did not want to go to war and almost fled to Canada he realized that he rather go to war and die before he gets talked about by his community. This shows how far a person will go to prevent being embarrassed and talked about in a bad way‚ which we
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Worth The Weight? “War is hell‚” a famous quote from General William Tecumseh Sherman. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ we perceive the hell that men in war undergo. This enticing story is about the personal‚ mental‚ and physical hardships of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The title is revealing to the story itself by describing the items the soldiers carried. The tangible items that they lugged around are listed to the reader‚ but we are also shown the emotional burdens that lay deep in
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The Things They Carried: Chapter 1 Significant Quote: “In the accompanying letter‚ Martha wrote that she had found the pebble on the Jersey shoreline‚ precisely where the land touched the water at high tide‚ where things came together but also separated.” (8) Speaker: Tim O’Brien Audience: The reader Significance: This symbolizes Martha and Jimmy’s feelings for each other. They are separated by the war‚ but together in their minds. Questions: 1. What prompted the separate-but-together thought
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in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The narrator - Ultimately‚ The Things They Carried is more about its narrator than anybody else‚ and although it feels at times like a book about war‚ it is ultimately a book about the narrator’s coming to terms with his past. Although the narrator is frequently called "Tim‚" or "O’Brien‚" the author and the narrator are not entirely the same person. Unlike O’Brien’s work If I Die in a Combat Zone (Box Me Up and Ship Me Home)‚ The Things They Carried is deliberately
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The text‚ The Things They Carried’‚ is an excellent example which reveals how individuals are changed for the worse through their first hand experience of war. Following the lives of the men both during and after the war in a series of short stories‚ the impact of the war is accurately portrayed‚ and provides a rare insight into the guilt stricken minds of soldiers. The Things They Carried’ shows the impact of the war in its many forms: the suicide of an ex-soldier upon his return home; the lessening
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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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Yalissa Kargbo Ap Literature 4/A Day Note and Notice Essay: The Things They Carried In the novel “The Things They Carried” author‚ Tim O’Brien‚ uses shifts in mood and irony to successfully exposes guilt of the items the men carried physically and emotionally which led to the fatal decisions while at war. In chapter one the narrator gives insight on a man named Jimmy Cross describes his love for a girl named Martha. Martha is a girl from New Jersey that Jimmy regrets not taking a chance
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“The Things They Carried” focused on the experiences of soldiers who faced war and how they were effected mentally and emotionally. Many soldiers constantly needed to escape from the catastrophic reality of war. They used “things” as defenses against the reality of war and also to keep hold of themselves. Although these “things” were unique to their personalities‚ Tim O’ Brien uses these “things” to show detachment from reality of the soldiers. “The Things They Carried” took place in Vietnam from
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