"The Things They Carried" is a Story What makes a story a story? ... Since the plot of the story seems so accurate, one might argue that "The Things They Carried" should not be considered a story. ... "The Things They Carried" shows a change in some characters after they interact with other characters and deal with their problems. ... The characters, plot, point of view, descriptions and the whole idea within "The Things They Carried", together make it a story. ... So there is no reason why "The Things They Carried" should not be considered a story. ...

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In this story, O"Brien writes about the intangible things that the soldiers carry with them such as memories and fears and also the actual material things that they carried. ... The intangible things are not easily thrown away but are rather endured over a long period of time. ... The things that they carried defined what kind of person that they were as well as their status or position in the army. These material things that they carried showed the reality of the war. ... The characters in this story have to deal with it and O"Brien shows the many different ways that they do deal wit...

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The Things They Carried is not only a book about fighting and brotherhood, but a book about the internal secrets and conflicts of men at war. ... Jimmy Cross" change in character is just the beginning of The Things They Carried. ... The Things They Carried is in many ways different from other classic war tales. ... The Things They Carried was also a way for O"Brien to bring back to life his dead comrades. ... This is not so in The Things They Carried. ...

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Luis Falero 6072490 TA: Rick Wolf Section: Fri. 12:00 The Things They Carried and Apocalypse Now The Things They Carried and Apocalypse Now are both brilliant depictions of the Vietnam War. ... But the visions of horror that O"Brien provides in The Things They Carried is very real. ... After reading The Things They Carried you feel as though you were part of Vietnam. ... One of the themes of The Things They Carried is the idea that the horrors of war do not disappear when you leave the battle grounds. ... The themes of horror are evident in this movie just as sharply as they are...

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"The Things They Carried" is a short story by author Tim O"Brien. ... Jimmy is constantly daydreaming about a girl he loves, who does not love him. ... "They carried the land itself -Vietnam, the place, the soil They carried the sky. ... Pattern is exemplified with repeated references to the things carried by the soldiers and also the repeated emphasis on the weight of the things they carry. ... They carried infections." ...

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The Things They Carried & A Soldier's Sweetheart Difference Between Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong & A Soldier's Sweetheart Once a successful novel hits the market, producers are inclined to adapt the story into a movie. ... On the whole, this chapter in The Things They Carried is far superior to the film, The Soldier's Sweetheart, because it has thorough descriptions of characters" feelings, including symbolism concerning objects and important events. ... In the book they make it seem like everything Rat says is exaggerated, but the movie does not stress that fact. ... Por...

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The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is not a novel about the Vietnam War. ... O'Brien makes several statements about war through these characters. ... It does this because guilt makes the person regret how they ignored their values or ideals and the change comes from wanting to not repeat the misjudgment of their actions. ... The modifications can be a change in one's values or ideals on life or they could be a change in actions that they have been doing. ... Why do they kill the other men? ...

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. ... One of the significant concepts in The Things They Carried is that of the importance of certain objects or feelings used by the soldiers of Alpha Company to survive the war. ... "People change. Situations change. ... When the soldiers returned from the war they find a country that does not want to talk about the war and is even trying to forget it happened. ...

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. ... One of the significant concepts in The Things They Carried is that of the importance of certain objects or feelings used by the soldiers of Alpha Company to survive the war. ... "People change. Situations change. ... When the soldiers returned from the war they find a country that does not want to talk about the war and is even trying to forget it happened. ...

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(Salman Rushdie) He tells his audience, in The Things They Carried, a compilation of stories in order to help others understand his whole story about Vietnam. ... Mary Anne first emerges in The Things They Carried within a story called "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Brong-. ... Even though they may doubt her actual existence the men understand what the meaning of her character is. ... She does not wear her cute American girl uniform. ... O'Brien's retelling of Rat's story exemplifies the meaning of The Things They Carried. ...

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In his short story, "The Things They Carried," O"Brien wrote a sort of autofiction about some of his accounts in the war. ... As he began to talk about the intangible things they carried, such as memories, fears, desires, motives, and things of that nature, he became very passionate and emotionally attached to their thoughts and their burdens. ... The sheer weight of these burdens were so overwhelming, but they could not be lifted off of their shoulders, unlike the burden of their rucksack, which could be taken off when they needed rest. ... The weight of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross" rucksack an...

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How does death affect the behavior of people? ... This is the reason that causes the characters in a book called, The Things They Carried, by Tim O"Brien to have to change due to their situation. ... He makes jokes, he knows its not funny, but he makes jokes. He makes jokes not for others, but for himself. ... In order to handle the war, the men had to ease the anxiety of death, they had to feature certain actions to do that. ...

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There are many stories that Tim O"Brien repeats in The Things They Carried, in order to suggest and emphasize their importance to the reader. ... The factual information changing into speculative information shows a retreat from the war mentality. We must also note the fact that this character is one of the only Vietnamese characters depicted in the novel, and this character is dead. ... What stories can do, I guess, is make things present. I can look at things I never looked at. ...

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The Things They Carried War is hell. ... Every character carried items specific to their rank, necessity, mission, superstition, background, girlfriends, and many other factors. In The Things They Carried, Tim O"Brien and Jimmy Cross carried many of the same items for survival and sanity, but their personal items and those hidden deep within the thought and consciousness separate the two soldiers and the men that actually returned from the war. ... Not only does he carry the actual shoes but also the guilt and torment of being the cause of his friend's death. ... Although they ph...

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There vision was that their cinema would be, "about transgression, imagination, illumination and pleasure- they seemed to want to change of their image as this had led them to be an almost invisible cinema in previous years. ... Frears again emphasises the role that immigrants play in Britain when Okwe says, "we are the people you do not see- as if to say that without the immigrants our country would not be able to run itself. ... The use of this shot when doing close-ups of both characters shows us the other character onscreen and not in the off-screen space; we remember the other charact...

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The way people continue to live each day is based on a variety of reasons, and one of those reasons is the changes they choose or choose not to make. ... Followers continue to follow and changes are not made, which illustrates a theme in the story. ... The grown-ups continued to do as they were brought up to do because repetition leads to automation. ... Not only were the grown-ups caught up in this event, but the children were involved also, so they will be carrying out the lottery to the next generation. ... These two characters showed proof of wanting to change an annual tradition, but th...

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The main characters are Scrooge and his worker Bob Cratchit. ... He saw scenes that made him change. ... He carries the spirit of Christmas with him all the year round. ... Stave 1, pg. 60 Quote 3: "'If they would rather die, . . . they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.'" ... Stave 4, pg. 113 Quote 11: "'Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they shadows of the things that May be only?'" ...

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Because she does not carry the racism and double standards that the rest of the town carries, Scout endorses the dominant discourse of Negroes in the novel. ... Scout gains a different perspective on life as her character undergoes change with her emotional and social development. ... She does not embody traditional class distinctions, and this is manifest towards the end of the novel when she says, "I think there's just one kind of folks. ... Change is not overtly stated, but rather it is implied through gaps and silences. Because Scout is such a young girl, she does not fully perceiv...

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The main characters in the scene are John Proctor, Abigail Williams and Mary Warren; they all have very different characters and roles to play. ... When Giles Cory is half "carried" out of the court the audience feel sympathy and confusion because they don't know why he is being "carried" out, the audience know he is a good man and to see him being forced out of the court makes people feel sorrow for him. ... Also it adds power to what people are saying like when Giles Corey said "I"ll burn in Hell long enough for that" this shows his regret for what he did and that he will not do it agai...

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"They could not build, never, he thought calmly; I have my rights, I and my son. " (Schubnell 646). ... Just like Christopher, none of these characters wanted these unpleasant events to happen to them, but in an important sense, they make their own destiny by the ways in which they respond to it. ... You've got to do the best with what God gave you " (Forrest). ... Forrest handled things as they came. The box of chocolates stands for a number of different things. ...

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One of the most dynamic characters in the story was a man by the name of Okonkwo. ... One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness" (13). ... "He heard the blow...My father they have killed me!...... His fear does not allow him to be anything that would suggest that he is becoming anything like his father. ... "He carried a strong stick, and he (messenger) hit each man a few blows on the head and back. ...

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One of the most dynamic characters in the story was a man by the name of Okonkwo. ... One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness" (13). ... "He heard the blow...My father they have killed me!...... His fear does not allow him to be anything that would suggest that he is becoming anything like his father. ... "He carried a strong stick, and he (messenger) hit each man a few blows on the head and back. ...

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Each character shares a piece of what really make things fall apart. ... Yet they can't do or they choose not to do anything about it. ... These things can still change if the women are ready to face such changes, and if they are strong enough to make that change. ... They change many things and many lives in Umuofia. ... What really transpires in their village is something they all do not expect. ...

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The one character that stood at most to me was Abigail Williams. ... I will not have it said my name is soiled! ... They accuse her of carrying a doll and stabbing it in the court. ... "You will not! ... "Why- why do you come yellow bird?" ...

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The Things They Carried (1990) was also about the Vietnam War. ... The novel The Things They Carried by Tim O"Brien deals with those same feelings. ... (O"Brien The Things They Carried 19) The story "On the Rainy River" is about being drafted. ... (O"Brien, The Things They Carried) This book, or collection of stories involves so many natural emotions; as well as some that are not so natural. If I Die in a Combat Zone, like The Things They Carried talks about the brutality of war. ...

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