The Things They Carried‚ a novel by Tim O’Brien‚ is a collection of war stories told from a fictional Vietnam veteran’s perspective. O’Brien elucidates the physical and emotional barrier war creates between men and women to help demonstrate the frustration soldiers have with women in war. O’Brien illustrates the physical and emotional barrier Vietnam creates between men and women. The letters soldiers write to their girlfriends in the United States demonstrate the physical barrier between the two
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A time; a moment of examples of friendship/kindness that had a significant impact on a character/person or characters/people‚ as it helped someone through a difficult time. Was shown in the two books that i read‚ “Kaffir boy” and “The Things They Carried”. To begin with. Kaffir boy shows a wide spread of the friendship and kindness throughout the book considering how he is dealt with his family life‚ his surrounding in Johannesburg and how living in a 3rd world-poor country has affected him emotionally
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clover is to find good luck. If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad luck. Superstitions‚ omens and myths exist in every corner of the world and to many people‚ are beliefs resulting from the fear of the unknown. In Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried‚ Obrien explores the motives behind these mysteries through the breathtaking adventures of soldiers in Vietnam witnessing fear‚ anger‚ remorse and love. Through the symbolic implications of Kiowa’s bible‚ Henry’s stockings and Martha’s photos
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Julius Nevin 11/13/11 Eaten Alive Some things in life become part of you. People‚ places‚ feelings; you can become so close that you are one. But sometimes‚ these things can consume you; swallow you whole. In Tim O’Brien’s novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ many characters become one with the land of Vietnam. Vietnam consumes characters in different ways‚ but it always results in a character’s unity with the land. Unity is defined as “the state of being one; oneness”. Kiowa physically becomes
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A Lottery that You Don’t Want to Win “I remember opening up the letter‚ scanning the first few lines‚ feeling the blood go thick behind my eyes. I remember a sound in my head. It wasn’t thinking‚ just a silent howl.” – Tim O’Brien‚ The Things they Carried Have you ever taken the time to think about how you feel about the draft? Do you feel it is the government’s right to tell you to serve in the military? In times of war there is always the possibility of a draft. Drafting for military purpose
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the only things and the home they had ever known and dropped into a foreign place where the situation was “kill or be killed.” They had no other choice but to be exposed to the unimaginable horrors that awaited them. Cases of people with PTSD are famous for their abuse of drugs or alcohol; however‚ ex-soldiers have an additional addiction that often lands them in trouble‚ or jail: an addiction to adrenaline. The one thing that caused them to have this condition may very well be the one thing that decides
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has a bond of mutual affection.” Despite there being a concrete definition‚ friendship has no terminology because everyone’s view on it is distinct and miscellaneous. The pure definition of friendship is defined on one’s own notion. In The Things They Carried‚ Rat Kiley and Curt Lemon had a bona fide friendship that was equivalent to no other friendship. Mark Fossie and Mary Anne Bell also had a friendship that was beyond than just a friendship. Both relationships were so complementary but yet contradicted
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The majority of the people will feel guilty when they do bad stuffs like lying and cheating. They will feel even guiltier when their friend dies because of them and when they kill somebody. Tim is like that way; he felt guilty when he experiences the death of his friends and enemies. In Vietnam‚ people are dying everywhere‚ including their friends. Rat Kiley’s friend‚ Curt Lemon‚ dies while they were playing catch with a smoke grenade. Although‚ the grenade did not kill Lemon and he dies when he
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that even in the war‚ there are some peace and calmness. As chaotic and hectic as the war gets‚ there are times of tranquility. The church is sacred. A church symbolizes purity and religion. “You don’t mess with churches.” (113) Messing with a sacred thing can affect the “karma”. For example‚ the ying & yang‚ one has the good in bad and the other has the bad in good. The pagoda is the good in the bad & the war is the bad in the good.
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1. Cross feels that Lavender is killed because Cross himself was too busy daydreaming about Martha that he was unable to protect his men. Since Cross’s mind was in a distant place‚ he was unable to lead his team efficiently. Cross believes that if his mind was focused on the war he would have been able to protect Lavender. 2. At the end of the story Cross realizes that he needs to be a leader that is worthy of his men. There cannot be anymore daydreaming‚ and lack of focus since he is in a war.
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