In the book,“The Things They Carried” by Tim O'Brien, is about soldiers who March through Vietnam war and fight for the united states of America and tell stories about their experience in Vietnam War. Many of the soldiers in the Vietnam war had experienced emotional burdens that are clearly the most difficult element of the Vietnam war. One of the soldiers named, Jimmy Cross, faced the emotional burden of losing his fellow soldiers in war. Another soldier named,Rat kiley, faced the emotional burden of living in the Vietnam war. Third soldier named Tim O'Brien, faced the emotional burden of killing someone in the Vietnam war.

Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was the leader of the soldiers in Vietnam war and ordered them around and told them what to do. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was responsible for the entire group of soldiers and during the war, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross had a crush on a girl from back home named Martha. Thinking of Martha was a big distraction to Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and lead to the death of Ted Lavender. “Lieutenant Jimmy Cross felt the pain. He blamed himself” (O'Brien 6). The emotional burden that Lieutenant Jimmy Cross had during the vietnam war was, blaming himself for the death of Ted Lavender. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross didn't want to lose a single soldier in vietnam war and as the leader of the group he failed them by losing Ted Lavender. …show more content…
Vietnam war was a horrible place to be in and Rat kiley had to help all the injured soldiers with their bloody bodies and also crying out for help. Rat kiley hated the bugs and watching his friends die from Vietnam war. “The next morning he shot himself”(O'Brien 223). The emotional burden that Rat kiley had during the Vietnam war was,that he could not take anymore of Vietnam war and having to look at the dead bodies of his friends and trying to save