A year in Vietnam really changed them and how they saw the war. In the beginning of the book they joined the army because they wanted to get out of where they lived, or just wanted to get treated fairly. ... In the beginning they did not really know anyone, so it was hard to trust people they did not know. ... He loved everyone on his squad and all the friends he made there in Vietnam. ... They know how the war really is, and that it's not how they make it out to be on television. ...

• Word Count: 346
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

Summary: The Things They Carried is a riveting book in which Vietnam War veteran Tim O"Brien abstractly writes of his experiences in the war. ... Jimmy Cross" change in character is just the beginning of The Things They Carried. ... The only man he killed in Vietnam. ... One that forces him to revisit Vietnam, or, more specifically, the place where he killed the man, to finally achieve peace. ... Through fictionalization it seems the author was finally able to cope with what HE learned in Vietnam; the truth about life. ...

• Word Count: 982
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects over 31 percent of Vietnam veterans and 11 percent of veterans from the war in Afghanistan. Soldiers in the war are not only fighting for their country, but for their lives. ... In the beginning of this short story, Timhead shoots and kills a 12 year old boy during a firefight. ... Back in those times, it was hard enough to be black man in America, so being a black man in the war was another challenge he had to encounter. ... The Things They Carried showed how the soldiers looked to each other for comfort in the traumatic s...

• Word Count: 786
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jenny goes to an all girls' college but is messing around with boys and beginning to get in trouble. ... Army and is deported to Vietnam where he befriends Bubba and Lieutenant Dan. ... He has marked impairments in communication and does not fully grasp abstract thoughts or other's feelings, for instance, he cannot understand why Lieutenant Dan wants to die in Vietnam, nor Jenny is on drugs and has been sexually abused (Jordan, 2013). ... " (Forrest Gump, 2011) Such a "simple self" is reinforced by a number of his achievements after graduating: being a war hero in the ...

• Word Count: 1027
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Jenny goes to an all girls' college but is messing around with boys and beginning to get in trouble. ... Army and is deported to Vietnam where he befriends Bubba and Lieutenant Dan. ... He has marked impairments in communication and does not fully grasp abstract thoughts or other's feelings, for instance, he cannot understand why Lieutenant Dan wants to die in Vietnam, nor Jenny is on drugs and has been sexually abused (Jordan, 2013). ... " (Forrest Gump, 2011) Such a "simple self" is reinforced by a number of his achievements after graduating: being a war hero in the ...

• Word Count: 1027
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Rashad is a short story that deals with struggles of a mother-law using a gift that was given by her son in law while in Vietnam that reminds her of sad moments over the years. ... In the beginning of the short story she is taking the banner down which cause her to reminisce. ... The banner was made from a peace offering from her to her son in law before going to war a picture of her granddaughter. ... "(150) Finally I realize that at the beginning of this short story she is taking this banner down cause she has come to grip with the memories that go along with this banner and it is time...

• Word Count: 647
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School