1. Trauma and Memory in War Literature
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien showed how the soldiers looked to each other for comfort in the traumatic situations they had to face in the war and used humor as a way to cope. ... The Things They Carried displayed how the soldiers look to each other to get through the traumatic events they experience together. ... Joe wanted to make a statement that black men can do whatever the whites can, and that they all have a job to do. ... After Action Report, The Things They Carried, and God Bless America all showed the tremendous impact the war had on the soldiers' experiences of tr...
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- Approx Pages: 3
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School