1. The Vietnam War and The Things They Carried
The story goes through the physical things these men were forced to carry, weapons, food etc. But I think the central theme is the things we carry that we can't dispose of. ... In the story it talks about things that they no longer needed, they just dropped on the trail and walked away. ... Throughout the story, a major topic is about what they carry physically and individual weight of each item they are forced to carry. ... He captured, by stating the physical things they carried and their weights, the weight of the mental things they carried, the conflict in carrying that, and the hidin...
- Word Count: 1296
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School