spread the knowledge of one to another?? The art of storytelling! Storytelling has been around for thousands of years. Beginning with the word of mouth then to writing and now people put out blockbuster movies just from telling a story. In The Things They Carried storytelling appears plenty of times. It’s a reoccurring theme that displays itself throughout multiple chapters. In the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story” The narrator explains how a war story should never be believed or told. On page
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Trust is one of those things that are nice to have‚ but really is not needed. The statement “It is impossible to go through life without trust” by Graham Greene‚ may not be entirely correct. Our group disagrees with the statement. There are many times that trust just is not an option. A Streetcar Named Desire and The Crucible are a very good example of how an individual could be lacking trust. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams shows how trust is not required in one’s life. The
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object because it was too much to bear? Tim O’brien’s novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ is about men in the middle of the Vietnam War just trying to survive. These men‚ like all soldiers‚ carried many things ranging from the physical items of war to the emotional and mental weight that comes along with the horrors of war. “They carried all they could bear‚ and then some‚ including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.”(O’brien‚7) I believe in this novel‚ O’brien gives many great
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“The Things They Carried” How does death affect the behavior of people? Although death affects everyone’s behavior differently‚ knowledge of one’s imminent death is a main force behind behavioral changes. This knowledge causes emotions that motivate people to act in ways that they normally would not. In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried‚” the knowledge of death and its closeness causes the men in the story to alter their behavior by changing
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emotion that we have to channel. Guilt helps to maintain ties to the people around you. In the novel‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien‚ every soldier felt guilt when a unit member got killed or something tragic happened. This guilt felt by the soldiers was exemplified by Tim O’Brien and Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. Their feelings of guilt inflicted more of a burden than the things they were carrying did. O’Brien’s guilt was administered as a result of survival‚ while Cross’s guilt was set
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Evaluating fiction is not based on which piece of literature is a better story‚ or was written by a more profound author‚ instead‚ literature can be loosely evaluated by two main judgments. First‚ each piece should be reviewed as to how fully it connects to the central purpose‚ or theme of the work. Each element of the story should contribute to the central theme in a well executed story. Second‚ each work should be judged by how powerful the purpose is. This can cause differing judgements between
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coping mechanisms used by the members of the Alpha Company in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried supports the research on the various successful and destructive ways that soldiers use to cope during a war‚ and ultimately how the book was a mechanism for O’Brien to save himself.
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In The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ American soldiers are fighting a war Vietnam‚ a country that is halfway across the globe from their home and families. The novel focuses on the experiences of the soldiers including Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and Mark Fossie. Since the war is a difficult and isolating experience‚ both men have a woman at home they seek comfort and assurance from: Martha and Mary Anne Belle‚ respectively. Lt. Cross and Martha are pen pals whereas Fossie and Mary Anne are childhood
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itself And falls on the other.” This means ambition can cause people to have desire to do things at a much faster rate. I agree with this statement because if a person has a reason for what they’re doing they tend to achieve their goals faster. However in the play Macbeth the main character Macbeth gave up his morals and beliefs to become king and receive the power which motivated him to do unreasonable things. When the three witches told Macbeth their prediction that he was going to become king
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with this quote as it states that even sometimes there are ups and downs‚ falls and disruptions in life‚ but those problems make us even stronger and prevent us from making the same mistake and make us more successful in life. Although‚ if losing things sometimes make us closer to something we want‚ we must make a go for it. As In Homers’‚ The Odyssey‚ and Nancy’s’‚ The House of The Scorpion‚ the main characters deal with personal loss and face many hardships‚ but finally reach to their own respected
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