1. The Vietnam War and The Things They Carried
So our main character goes on and on about his sweetheart back home, that burden led into a new and tragic one, that now he must move on from. ... They would crack jokes about voiding on themselves, or that the enemy nearly added a new hole in them. When the young lieutenant blamed the man's death on being obsessed with his sweetheart, he immediately dug a foxhole, sat in thought and then that night burned all proof of that woman. ...
- Word Count: 1296
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School