Major Works Data Sheet: “The Things They Carried” Title: “The Things They Carried” | Author: “Tim O’Brien” | Genre: Fiction | Date Published: 1990 | Plot summary: First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is in love with a junior in college named Martha while he is in the middle of a war in Vietnam. While he travels around‚ he and Martha write letters to each other‚ in which he writes with love and she just writes back as a friend. Throughout the story‚ O’Brien lists all of the supplies they all carry
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One of the main themes of the novel is the allure of war. This trope‚ common in war literature‚ is made more complex here as O’Brien adds the layers of a Conrad-esque “heart of darkness” fascination in the character of Mary Anne. The seductive allure of war is inextricably linked to the tendencies of human nature in O’Brien’s novel. War‚ more specifically the act of killing‚ acts as a catalyst for some individuals‚ causing them to become primal versions of themselves‚ to become less human‚ to
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To be raised in a barn often means you lack the mannerisms deemed acceptable by society. To be raised by the circus means your mannerisms are only slightly more acceptable than one who was raised in a barn. Riley’s situation was the later. The story begins when two lovers Kwangsoo and Sohee Ahn had ran away from Genao to Reno in hopes to start a new life together. Trouble was to arise as Kwangsoo neglected to tell Sohee his grave secret. Fearing for the fate his child ‚ Kwangsoo tried to explain
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plants the seeds of terror in the young man by imposing him his radical‚ yet catchy theories of life. In the beginning of the book‚ when he meets Dorian‚ he tells him "[An influenced person’s] virtues are not real to him. His sins‚ if there are such things as sins‚ are borrowed. As Lady Narborough notes to Dorian‚ there is little (if any) distinction between ethics and appearance: “you are made to be good—you look so good.” Lord Henry‚ his corrupter. The Supremacy of Youth and Beauty
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AP English: Major Works Data Sheet |Title: The Things They Carried |Biographical information about the author | |Author: Tim O’Brien |Tim O’Brien was born in Austin‚ Minnesota on October 1‚ 1946. He was born to a| |Date of Publication: January 1‚1990 |family of three which moved to Worthington‚ Minnesota when
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slang‚ O’Brien doesn’t make the conversation sound formal. He avoids making the conversation sound scripted. Journal Entry #18 A.) Simile‚ page 151. “Her eyes were as fluffy and airy-light as cotton candy.” B.) A simile is a comparison of two things using the words ‘as’ and ‘like.’ Here‚ the author is comparing the appearance of cotton candy and eyes. C.) O’Brien compares the fluffiness and airy-light appearance of cotton candy to the subject’s eyes. By doing so‚ he illustrates to his audience
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What is an SDS Sheet / What is a Safety Data Sheet? A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is a controlled document created by a chemical manufacturer to detail important information about a chemical‚ how employers should store it‚ how employees should utilize it‚ and more. This update is only published in a single format‚ as opposed to MSDS which has multiple. What is an MSDS Sheet / What is a Material Safety Data Sheet? A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is the former name of Safety Data Sheets‚ which came in
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AP English: Literature and Composition Name: ALEXIS BARNES Major Works Data Sheet Major Works Data Sheet Page 2 Major Works Data Sheet Page 3 Characters| Name|Role in the story|Significance|Adjectives| MarlowKurtzAccountantCannibalsGeneral ManagerBrickmaker|European sailor‚ narrates the story‚ goes to Africa to pilot a riverboat for a Belgian ivory trading company‚ duty to seek out Kurtz‚ another riverboat captain‚ and bring him back to the trading companies central.Most successful
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Major Works Data Sheet In this column‚ choose five quotations from the text‚ one focusing on each of the following literary elements: In this column‚ analyze the significance of your quotations. Allow the following questions to guide your responses: Why is this important? What does this reveal? Why does the author say it this way? What is the tone/mood of this passage? Theme "Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition." -Victor Frankenstein This is part of the theme of the book
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and Emotional Burdens In The Things They Carried‚ O ’Brien talks about multiple different things that the men at war carry. They take things with them that soldiers always have like guns‚ bags‚ grenades‚ ammo‚ food‚ water‚ and things like that‚ but they also carry personal items like Kiowa ’s Bible and moccasins‚ or Jensen ’s vitamins. The men however‚ have more than just physical items. They have things that always stay with them like emotional and figurative things. Throughout the novel‚ O ’Brien
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