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    curiosity of which portions of the book are actually based on O’ Brien’s life. This quote looks at the “fictional” Tim O’Brien’s view of war stories. He says that memory doesn’t always serve a person well when telling war stories‚ as there are some things that didn’t actually happen‚ they merely seem to. The same affect occurs when the reader is unclear as to what actually happened to real Tim O’Brien‚ and what was simply fabricated for entertainment purposes. The novel becomes even more like a war

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    Intangible items in The Things they carried Do you think that all the soldiers just carried physical objects? Most people just think that all they carried are guns and such. But they carried must more than physical objects. They carried intangible items. There were many tangible and intangible items they carry. But the most important items are the intangible ones. There are many intangible items they carry. But some of the most important are love‚ memories‚ and fear. The most important intangible

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    The Things They Carried The Things They Carried is a novel by Tim O’Brien that makes someone face reality. War is crazy. Some things seem true and other things they just don’t know what to think. Surrealism means not real. Surrealism has a big part in the war. The hard thing is figuring out what’s not true and what is. It can be tricky‚ some things that may be false sound like they can’t be made up. Then that’s when their imagination takes over. They have to fight with their imagination and comprehend

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    (archives.gov). In the book The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien‚ the protagonist that he developed throughout the book was himself and his platoon. The antagonist that he developed throughout the book was Vietnam and how it affected everybody that was involved in the war. The book was about their journey in Vietnam. How they dealt with all of the death that they saw‚ and the stories that they were told. O’Brien’s intended audience for the The Things They Carried was future generations‚ and

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    Coping with Stress Michael A. Walker 30 November 2014 Psy 216 Professor Taylor Since I separated from the military last year I have been under an increased amount of stress. Things from work‚ school‚ living situation‚ family‚ financials‚ etc. With this increase in stress I have increased‚ enhanced‚ and developed new coping mechanism. I use many different types of ways to cope with my stress‚ which all depends on what the stress is‚ is it new to me‚ did I foresee it‚ is it out of

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    also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” (Tim O’Brien‚ The Things They Carried) Ah‚ war stories . . . tales of heroism‚ bravery‚ and friendship forged in the heat of combat; a sweet homecoming won by a hair’s breath; and an uplifting moral. If these are the ingredients you want in a war story‚ check out your latest Hollywood

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    The Things They Carried Literary Analysis ­ Final Draft       In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ the theme “Rape of Innocence” presents itself in  many different ways. Rape of Innocence means their innocence is violently diminished or  destroyed due to the war and the life changing aspects that come along with it. Not only can war  put a physical burden on someone‚ but it can also affect them mentally. Throughout this book‚  O’Brien and the Alpha Company face a lot of adversity. Whether it’s with the help of love

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    doubt but also damages the mentally‚ and socially. The damage taken from war is thoroughly shown in the book The Things They Carried by Tim O’brien‚ the veteran Donald Burkle‚ and the song “Breakdown” by hip hop artist J. Cole. Many people weren’t very happy with the vietnam war because of how the u.s. involved themselves in the war and how it ended. The book The Things They Carried is a story about a veterans experiences in war and talks about how after leaving the war how it affected him. The

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    Andrew Kronaizl Sarah Garelik English 210 April 8‚ 2011 The Things They Carried “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien puts the reader in the mind of a few characters who fought together in the Vietnam War. Throughout the story it becomes apparent that these “men” are nothing but children‚ children who have no business being in the jungles of Vietnam. A war with an unclear purpose in a very foreign land is one that children are least suited for. They do a very unsatisfactory job fighting

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    Essay on “The Things They Carried” In the story "The Things They Carried‚" by Tim O’Brien‚ discusses a group of American soldiers marching through Vietnam during the war. The narrator is describing the items that each of the soldiers carries with him during the march through Vietnam. The items that the soldiers carried with them are both symbolic and physical items and what these things are depends upon the individual soldier. They carry the basic necessities for survival and the bare minimum to

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