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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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 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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Gilgamesh is an epic poem of love, but contains grief that has a real change on his character, which causes him to have major flaws in his life as a ruler, which results in a cruel treatment upon the citizens that he reigns over. The difference in the text between "masculine" and "feminine" styles of living is that the male figure will develop the right characteristics at first, but later on as they gain certain access to things, in this case Gilgamesh being the king of the city of Uruk, they may become overbearing and do more harm than good. In contrast, the female figure may gain access to...

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However, there are a few types of characters and they have a special relationship to the development of the plot. ... The dynamic character must also change in some way. ... She realizes that her situation, being in a big house with mysterious rooms and not much to do, has caused her mind to perk up and caused her to be curious and imaginative. ... "In India she had always been too hot and languid and weak to care much about anything, but in this place she was beginning to care and to want to do new things." ... They are both kind but don't change much. ...

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(Glaspell 1.1.107) Her realization of the truth does not take effect until the second stanza of the poem when she states, "Now I am a lake, a woman bends over me, searching my reaches for what she really is."" ... "(Plath 17-18) The unknown character "Mirrors " finally is revealed and understands that once upon a time she was young and now she is old and there is no going back to change anything. ... I know how things can be for women. ... Wright is not alone and not only did she have an awakening but the other ladies come to a realization as about themselves and the truth in the kind of soc...

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We do not know in the beginning, though of how little faith he has in himself. ... " This expresses that he has come to terms in the fact that he can only change things for himself. ... He is in a very dingy apartment, has just lost his job, and does not appear to have any friends or anyone in his life. ... He needs to make changes in himself to make his life better. ... Thus as you can see I believe that his dependence on his mother as a child has carried over through his spirit and got him very unhappy with himself because he is not self-reliant....

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It is evident in the story "Horses of the Night" that Vanessa does not open up to Chris because she is worried about the age difference between them; "[Chris] was twenty-one. ... Likewise, Ewen MacLeod does not reach personal freedom because of the memories and regrets that he carries around with him. ... This guilt is what keeps Ewen quiet in front of her, he does not raise his voice to her and when he does he instantly apologises. ... Ewen says: "It was kind of interesting to see a few other places for a change..." ... These characters at some point had freedom, or they had a way in which th...

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The Natural Evil inside Every Man: An Analysis of Jack "What do all humans with great power want the most, even though they might not realize it? ... What do all men with little power want, even though they might not realize it? ... Jack had a knife and was ready to use it, but he could not bring himself to do it (pg. 31). ... "Shorts, shirts, and different garments they carried in their hands; but each boy wore a square black cap with a silver badge on it. ... Jack was driven to do all of the horrible things he did to the other survivors because of this very reason. ...

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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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He searched out things, he collected things. ... "He searched out things, he collected things" (157) indicates that he is always searching for something. ... They all have purpose for riding the bus, a destination they want to reach and eventually they get off and leave Patrick behind. ... In the beginning of the story, it does not mention how he felt about the society he is living in. It talks about the people he meets and how they change his life. ...

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He begins to sob, as do the other boys. ... Now, when all he can do is struggle to stay alive as long as possible, a deus ex machina (an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. ... Similarly, the children are so shocked by the officer's presence, and are now psychologically so far removed from his world, that they do not instantly celebrate his arrival. ... Golding followed his parents' wishes until...

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• Grade Level: High School