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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have entirely different identities which are often conveyed by their writing in pieces Fish Cheeks and Evacuation Orders. Abu Lughod’s identity theory is inadvertently evidenced by the work of Tan and Gruenewald‚ especially through their use of literary devices. It can be argued that Abu-Lughod’s views are merely opinion; however‚ they are supported by factual evidence. One of her main points was that people tend to stereotype based on one aspect of a person’s identity. For example‚ Middle Eastern
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10/10/2012 ENG 112-Cox Essay Prompt 2 What Were The Things They Carried An author commonly uses literary devices in their text to both interest the audience‚ and to create a bigger depth to their work. In “The Things They Carried”‚ there are a few different elements Tim O’Brien uses to captivate his audience. Imagery‚ symbolism‚ and theme were a few of the devices he chose to use in this work. Throughout the story‚ he explains what the men carried‚ and by doing so‚ created a depth to this story that
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Device Quote Function Imagery/Simile/Hyperbole “Where Tjaden puts it all is a mystery‚ for he is and always will be as thin as a rake.” When the author compares Tjaden to a rake‚ it makes the readers realize how thin he really is. This quote makes the reader imagine a rake and how it relates to the character. Conflict (external; man vs. man) “Eighty men can’t have what is meant for a hundred and fifty... I don’t care about the stew‚ but I can only issue rations for eighty men.” The men are starving
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Rhetorical Devices and Literary Techniques Rhetorical devices and literary techniques are closely related to tone and style. In fact‚ an author’s style partly consists of selecting and using certain devices; an author’s tone is partially determined by the type of techniques an author uses. Many SAT books will list lots of Greek terms you don’t need to know‚ such as synecdoche and anaphora. But the Critical Reading section won’t require that you know the names of rhetorical devices or literary techniques
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Argumentative Synthesis “The Things They Carried” Tim O’ Brien‚ having the memories of war engraved in his mind‚ recalls the memories of his youth during battle in “The Things They Carried‚” an intriguing collection of military accounts that symbolize his attempt to resist closure from past experiences. O’ Brien’s story reflects the difficult choices people have to make in their struggle to confront the war waging inside their bodies as well as on the ground they tread. In Steven Kaplan’s criticism
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The role of symbols in The Things They Carried Symbolism in O’Brien’s The Things They Carried runs rampant and plays a part in conveying the author’s message. O’Brien uses symbols to link ideas together. Symbols can be decrypted by the reader to unearth the true essence of the work. Symbols appear in all forms in the work‚ recurring as both tangible and intangible. O’Brien chooses to embed symbols everywhere in the text‚ in the structure‚ the characters. Some symbols are more discreetly
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Many of the facts that are included in the novel are not certain or accurate; the novel “The things they carried” is a fiction novel‚ I did not study history nor education‚ I am just a writer. Many of my days are basically writing different stories‚ some shorter than others‚ and not all of them are published‚ this is what I do for living and I the hobby that I enjoy the most. I wrote “The Things They Carried” a long time after the Vietnam war was over‚ therefore it was written from the perspective
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efficiently protest it. First hand experience writers have the ability to do this because they have heard the murders‚ seen the destruction‚ and felt the effects. Authors who write about the negative impacts of war protest war through three important literary devices: imagery‚ irony‚ and structure. Many authors use imagery as a way to give vivid descriptions which help to protest war. In Wilfred Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” he describes how he and his armed brothers were “coughing like hags” and
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