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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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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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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As seen when he returns from the war, Krebs is somewhat of an outcast and carries on his lonely way. ... Krebs does not think American girls were worth the effort. ... Hemmingway's tone suggests that the character does not want to interact with life anymore, but wants things to just be simple when he says, "he wanted his life to go smoothly. ... But the world they were in was not the world he was in" (281). ... Only the men and women who have fought in war could possibly understand the main character's changed views on life. ...

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People are who they are not from their experiences, although that plays a major role, but for their pride. ... I feel as if I don't do things my way and how I planned it out, my plan for a task is essentially ruined. The quote "No, I want to hitch North, flying would be cheating, it would wreck the whole trip" comes to mind because just like Alexander Supertramp (main character), I want things to be done my way. ... People can be influenced by many things and you can tell by how they dress, talk, act, and carry out their lives. ... I either get defeated or don't successfull...

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The three most annoying but essential things of life. ... Jacques Bernis is the main character of this novel. ... She engages with a man, and they have a son together. ... Not many people would be able to do that just for mail. ... After two months, no one has changed, and nothing has been done. ...

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As she recollects and takes stock of the life that she has led it is revealed that she does not feel compassion, humility, and love. ... What will become of my things"(57) As they try to convince her of how nice Silverthreads is, she reacts with hostility; saying "Full of petunias, I suppose"(73-75). ... The isolation caused by pride creates the characters" real problem, which is that they are alone in their marriage. ... A possibility of change is manageable and evident. ... I was alone, never anything else, and never free, for I carried my chains within me, and they spread out from me a...

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Virtue is some character trait that leads one to living the good life. ... And finally, punishment was carried out. ... So in my particular case this did not yield an act of virtue. 4Where does the sin of anger lie? ... Intricacies can lie in who is judging and how they judge. ... If change is necessary, which in some circumstances it is, outrage is invoked. ...

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