Analyzing The Things They Carried By Tim O Brien

1 Kyaw Soe Hist-10 Professor Neary 3/27/2014 Summarizing and Analyzing of â€Å"The Things They Carried† The book â€Å"The Things They Carried† is written by Tim O’Brien, the author of â€Å"In The Lake Of The Woods† and â€Å"Tomcat In Love.† In this book, O’Brien tells the details of the Vietnam war as a form of storytelling. He includes several characters in it such as Tim O’Brien, Jimmy Cross, Mitchell Sanders, Henry Dobbins, Ted Lavender and so on. He starts with the primary character, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, who is carrying out a mission in Vietnam, and carries letters of the girl he has a crush on named Martha, an English major at â€Å"Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey.† (O’ Brien 1) Martha love writing letters that quote lines of poetry, but she never mentions the war, â€Å"except to say, Jimmy, take care of yourself.† (O’ Brien 2) Those are not love letters, although the letters are signed â€Å"Love, Martha.† And as Martha has not returned his love, Cross understands that this way of signing should not give him the wrong impression. Then, O’Brien describes the things carried by the soldiers in Vietnam such as mosquito repellent and marijuana, pocket knives and chewing gum, steel helmets, fatigue jackets, trousers, socks, flak jackets and so on. He also explains that the things carried by the soldiers vary depending on the missions, necessities and the body 2 rations of the soldiers, for example â€Å"Henry Dobbins, who as a big man, carried extraShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Book The Things They Carried 2006 Words   |  9 Pages 1. Birth-October 1, 1946; present 2. The things they carried was written in the late 1980 s and published in 1990. The novel acts as a response to the era it discusses by solidifying the un-generalized version of war through fictional anecdotes from the narrator and characters. The truth is never portrayed through historic context or media, and with this novel, the author was able to reciprocate the emotions felt by soldiers from the graphic scenes or actions envisioned/written. 3. FactorsRead MoreAnalysis Of The Fog Of War : Twelve Lessons From The Life Of Robert S. Mcnamara And O Brien2146 Words   |  9 Pagesbetter resonate with our audience by connecting with them on an emotional level. Such is the manner in which the personal experiences of war are shared in the pieces The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara and The Things They Carried. Although McNamara and O’Brien’s experiences of war were vastly different, their personal recollections and the separate examinations of the manner in which they each experienced the war can serve to provide insight into the true nature of warfareRead MoreProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 PagesEDITION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES, SECOND EDITION HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D. Division of Business Administration Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio John Wiley Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. @ Copyright O 2006 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form