thought to be a horrid war. The things that the American soldiers saw and experienced were unlike any other experiences. These experiences are shared in Tim O’Brien’s book‚ The Things They Carry. Although many of these stories seem to be war stories at a first glance‚ they can actually be seen as love stories because of the emotional connection each character has with each other. First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a good example of how the stories in The Things They Carried are love stories. Lieutenant
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Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is not a novel about the Vietnam War. It is a story about the soldiers and their experiences and emotions that are brought about from the war. O’Brien makes several statements about war through these dynamic characters. He shows the violent nature of soldiers under the pressures of war‚ he makes an effective antiwar statement‚ and he comments on the reversal of a social deviation into the norm. By skillfully employing the stylistic technique of specific
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On The Things They Carried Among all of the books I have read‚ and I have read a lot of books‚ I believe this one is the most intriguing when it comes to composition. Tim O’Brien‚ the author‚ has done what is rare in literature and composed a fictionalized autobiography. He brings together thoughts‚ ideas‚ emotions‚ and reality in order to create his own safe and satisfying reality. He tackles reader and author’s perspective and creates a work that deserves to be what The Milwaukee Journal calls
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I disliked the book‚ The Things They Carried‚ more than I can say I liked it. It wasn’t because I’m not into reading books or stories about war‚ but because I loathed the gruesomeness of certain scenes. The scene that got to me the most was the event of Curt Lemon’s death‚ and how Rat Kiley felt about the whole ordeal. Not only was Lemon’s death traumatic to think of‚ but also the misery and torture of the baby water buffalo‚ which was quite disturbing to read. The scene was also interesting to me
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The truth is only believable if it is made up. The Things They Carried is an intriguing novel that stands out from many others in its genre. The author‚ Tim O’Brien‚ believes that story truth is truer than happening truth. This idea is prevalent throughout the novel‚ especially in the chapter called‚ “The Man I Killed.” Tim O’Brien explains his reasoning behind telling “The Man I Killed” the way he did in “Good Form” saying that “. . . a long time ago I walked through Quang Ngai Province as a foot
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about yourself.” In the quote moore describes the power that storytelling has on people. He explains to us that just because there is lies in the story‚ that doesn’t mean that we cannot take something away from it. Similarly in the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ the author‚ Tim O’Brien‚ uses stories to tell us about his time serving in the war in Vietnam. And even though most of these stories are not entirely true‚ that does not mean we cannot learn from them. Storytelling is a tool that allows soldiers
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When I first started reading Tim O’Brien’s the things they carried his depth of description entertained me. After reading each paragraph I was able to visualize what I had read. I could see each soldier loaded down with all the necessities they felt they needed. I was introduced to each soldier by the things they carried with them‚ from village to village across Vietnam‚ during the war. Some of the items seemed frivolous‚ such as scarves and comic books‚ but I could see how it helped them cope with
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Kiowa Kiowa is a very unique character in the book The Things They Carried he seems to be the "ideal" soldier. He is very full of life and caring. Even in horrible situations‚ he knows the right things to say. For example in the chapter "The Man I Killed" Kiowa knows just what to say to O’Brien while he is in shock after killing a young man. "All right let me ask a question You want to trade places with him." Turn it all upside down- you want that. I mean‚ be honest." p 126 Unlike Azar
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events of violence or gore‚ but‚ rather‚ one that extracts the raw emotions of all who were involved. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien achieves this perfect balance between truth‚ empathy‚ and fiction. American author‚ Elliot Ackerman‚ shares that different experiences or events can encapsulate “the war in miniature”. Composed of short stories‚ each chapter in The Things They Carried could be interpreted as an example of “the war in miniature”. However‚ the chapter that most eloquently encompasses
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Kevin Scott English 120 Prof. Creeley 2/28/13 Time O’Brien: Depictions of Soldiers Tim O’Brien’s novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ consists of a series of interconnecting narratives that tell the stories of the soldiers in the Vietnam War. Each story depicts the soldiers in a different way. It can be inferred that O’Brien did this purposefully to illustrate to the reader the different sides of every soldier. O’Brien describes the soldiers in two main‚ ironically opposing ways; an honorable
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