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The Things They Carried - Online Term Paper

The Things They Carried

Tim O’Brien sums up his experiences in the Vietnam War with these carefully selected words: “They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried” (401). “The Things They Carried” was originally a short story published in the magazine, Esquire in the August issue of 1986. As a college student, O’Brien flirted with the idea of fleeing to Canada after he was drafted into the Army, but eventually became an infantry soldier. “The Things They Carried” is a story that recounts the experiences of a platoon, in Than Khe during the Vietnam War, leading up to the death of one of its soldiers. O’Brien uses examples of physical, ...

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Added: 2/28/2011 03:38:45 PM
Submitted By: cd07
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
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