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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“On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien is the best short story in the collection because of its’ great character development‚ plot‚ and theme. This story is about how the author dealt with himself and his frustrations before heading off to the Vietnam War. It is very rare for veterans to talk about their fear before departing for combat‚ whereas the narrator which in this case is the author explained the dread and dismay he felt in extreme detail making the plot meaningful. For example‚ the narrator
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In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien all of the people carry something. Some of the things they carry are things they need to survive. Most of them carry things that remind them of home or things they left behind. Every single person carries one thing in common‚ “they all carry respect for the power of the things they carry.” The men carry things they need like mosquito repellent and marijuana‚ pocket knives and chewing gum. They carried friendship and hate. An example of
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after being taken out of the group. There are certainly worse things that he could have done to Jorgenson though. 3. The ending of the story is very good. O’Brien eventually makes up with Jorgenson and are now even with each other. Technically‚ since Tim O’Brien is no longer part of the group or company‚ he is no longer the one telling stories but more so the one listening to them. This could also
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In the beginning of the story‚ Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle‚ Nate changes a lot from the beginning of the story to the end. At the beginning‚ Nate is a boy who is scared of most things. He is mostly scared of his classmates and other people he may come across. In school‚ he gets picked on a lot because he is not only a soprano. but also an actor. He usually stays quiet and lets everyone bully him without doing anything about it. One day (page 12)‚ Nate sees a poster that says‚ “Try out for
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In the story “The Man Killed” By Tim O’Brien‚ the narrator stares in silence at the man he has just murdered. He imagines all sorts of things and describes every part of him‚ from the blood running out of his wounds to his dainty long fingers. He‚ then starts telling us about his life and visualizes his past‚ present and future. The narrator envisions this man of My Khe as a scholar‚ not a fighter; he believes he is someone who went to war only to fulfill his patriotic duty. During this whole
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The truth about war In the short story “Ambush”‚ the author Tim O’Brien implies that the struggles of surviving soldiers can gravely impact their lives: In the short story it states “It was a difficult moment‚ but I did what seemed right‚ which was to say “of course not‚”” (O’Brien 1222). This quote indicates he was not comfortable being honest with his daughter‚ he decided it was best to keep the actual truth‚ so she would not see him in a different light. Despite the traumatic experiences‚ soldiers
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Angel Caisapanta Professor Wells English 1102 14 February‚ 2011 “The Things They Carried” In the short story “The Things They Carried‚” written by Tim O’Brien‚ there is a lot of symbolism in each specific object that was mentioned. According to Dictionary.com‚ a symbolism is the practice of representing things by symbols‚ or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. A symbol is something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something
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Three Identical Strangers The documentary film directed by Tim Wardle is an eye-opening story that tells the story of Bobby‚ Eddy‚ and David‚ three identical triplets who were separated at birth and raised in different families. Their story really gets you thinking about the nature versus nurture debate and the ethical implications of scientific experimentation. In the documentary‚ the triplets’ reunion was the first thing that stuck with me. It’s amazing that they split up at birth and were reunited
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