In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, soldiers are faced with challenges that change them throughout the story. O’Brien shows how the war can change the most stable and courageous men, but also help form unbreakable bonds that can lead to regret and guilt. Although the characters change a lot during the story, most of the emotions they feel occur in attempt to deal with the things they see during the war, especially when a friend dies or is badly wounded. Rat Kiley is very upset
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in many surprising ways. We are both honest, introspective and extremely diligent. Kiowa is a special character. He is my favorite character from the book "The Things They Carried" diligent and honest, with drawn and quite caring to others. He is very smart and practical. A couple examples of his smart and practical are he carried extra shoes "Moccasins" in order to sneak up on enemies and walk more quietly. He also helped his other soldiers think more clearly about their actions. Specifically
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various ways. While wars do mold and transform nations, more importantly, wars have had and will have a great impact on soldiers, those willing to sacrifice their lives for their country. The novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien give us a glimpse into how war has impacted soldiers and those close to them. The novel A Farewell to Arms talks of a man who falls in love with a woman he works with, a nurse in the hospital, Catherine Barkley. The narrator,
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31% of veterans were affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and many of them never have gotten help. Most people do not get help due to hospitals not allowing help to veterans due to the surplus of them. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is an accurate representation of minor and major PTSD in war by showing the change in soldiers from the start and the end of war. One of the most showing moments of the signs of PTSD is in the chapter “The Man I Killed” as after the man is killed
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In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” the title is directly related to the structure. Most of the structure making up this story revolves around the items carried by the soldiers. These items include material goods as well as spiritual baggage. Some of the physical items also represent their emotional state as soldiers. The recurring pattern of describing the physical and mental baggage serves to paint an accurate picture of the soldiers and their tragic situation. All of the men carry
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of “The Things They Carried”, Tim O’Brien uses multiple levels of ambiguity regarding the word “carry” in order to demonstrate how war negatively affects soldiers in both mental and physical ways. In doing so, O’Brien argues that war is pointless and needlessly damaging to drafted soldiers. O’Brien begins the chapter by describing the physical supplies the men are carrying to ensure their safety in battle. They carry plentiful weaponry, including guns, mines, and grenades: “They carried all they
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Every day we go through, a million and one things occur. We either completely forget about it in the next instant or we carry it with us for the rest of our eternity. It’s possible to carry the memory of the generous tip the nice women gave you or the exact moment the wrong words came out of your mouth. We can carry these things called burdens, either physically or emotionally. “The Things They Carried’ by Tim O’Brien is a novel whose theme is not only related to soldiers but to everyday people
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SUMMER ESSAY PROMPT 2 - “THE THING THEY CARRIED” What was once a peaceful Vietnamese rice field had become a death bed for many people. Two teenage boys huddled behind a small bush, holding their breath as the ground surrounding them exploded. They heard a scream from the commotion that lied in front of the leaves that masked them. Desperate, the boys looked at each other for they knew it was a fellow comrade who was in trouble. Grasping their rifles, they charged from behind the bush into the front
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books that give joy to the children and excitement to the elderly. An example of fiction filling in the gaps of history can be found in the selections of Fences, Of Mice And Men, The Things They Carried, and Night. Which these books filled in the gaps by using symbolism, exaggeration, and the act of just making things up, to just get their theme and point across to the reader. The definition of a symbol is a representation of something. Fictional books fill the gaps by using symbolism. For example
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O’Brien’s The Things They Carried. The soldiers in the company bond while serving in Vietnam. However, regardless of how close they become, they always have the inclination to never show fear or weakness and always attempt to maintain their reputations. The soldiers within The Things They Carried struggle to determine what is more important to them, their reputation or well being. This concept brings up the questions: How does Tim O’Brien depict the role of reputation within The Things They Carried and to
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