The Arthur Tim o Brien was born on October 1st 1964 best know for his work of fiction stories The Things They Carried‚ a critically acclaimed collection of semi-autobiographical‚ interrelated short stories connects to the story because he was present in it. he participated in the Vietnam war . In this story he goes into deep detail about him killing someone in the war when his daughter asked has he ever killed someone in the beginning it goes into deep detail about his thoughts on if he should
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The film ‘Witness’ by Peter Weir is made memorable through the representation of ideas through the cinematic techniques and inclusion of themes throughout the film. These ideas are represented through the use of camera angles‚ dialogue and Mise en scene. The theme of the clashes of two cultures is initially displayed through the use of camera angles and the ideas presented highlight the interactions between these two cultures. The horse and buggy scene is the first representation of a clash in the
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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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Why did Tim O’Brien wrote this book: This novel is very different from the others that I have read. Tim O’Brien wrote this book to show how it was at Vietnam and what soldiers have to go thru. However he wrote this book under the genre of fiction because this way he could write things that were not true and still make it billable to the reader. Rather than him just saying things as they are. Perhaps if he told things as they really happen then the reader might not be interested of what was going
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The Things they Carried is seen as one of the most honest depictions of the Vietnam War that has ever been written. Tim O’Brien has a way of creating Vietnam around the reader. However‚ despite the clear depiction of war‚ this novel raises the question‚ “What is true?”. Through analyzing this novel‚ it is clear the author believes that the happening-truth of a story is far less important than the emotional-truth. One of the central chapters of the novel is titled‚ “The Man I Killed.” However‚ only
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Tim O’Brien’s Essay In 1968‚ the great country of America was divided and the controversial Vietnam war was the reason for that. In the story‚ On The Rainy River by Tim O’Brien‚ the author receives a notice from the government informing him that he has been drafted to fight in Vietnam. Tim O’Brien must now make the choice to either run to Canada and bring shame to his family or serve in one of the most deadly wars and hope to survive. This essay will explain why Tim O’Brien made a more honorable
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In the story “Ambush” by Tim O’Brien‚ it is a story about a soldier having a conversation with his daughter. In the conversation‚ you can see some of the soldier weaknesses‚ strengths‚ and how his actions affected the story. Next‚ the soldier weakness are shown. The soldier in the story has a conversation with his daughter. His daughter asked “have you ever killed anybody” and the soldier lied to her to protect his reputation to his daughter. He didn’t want his daughter to think he’s a murder so
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“The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brian outlines a platoon’s experience during the Vietnam War and specifies many items that the soldiers in the platoon bring while going on marches. If I had to bring three items with me into battle‚ I would bring a photo of my family (which includes my dog)‚ some type of gun‚ and a Benedictine bracelet. These things would combine and give me motivation‚ authority‚ and protection. Tim O’Brian’s short story “The Things They Carried” is a story‚ which follows a platoon
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These words come from a line in Tim McGraw’s song Humble and Kind written by Lori McKenna. It’s obvious that these are good values to live by‚ but do people in the world really live it? Is the world as honest and kind as it could be? Tim McGraw’s song is written in the format as a father giving advice to his children‚ but written for everyone to follow. As a father‚ McGraw speaks to his children about the problems he sees in culture but doesn’t want them to follow. Tim McGraw touches on the most important
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