The Things They Carried

In the chapter "the Rainy River" written by Tim O'Brien, our author consistently uses symbolisms throughout the chapter.But Was the purpose of that? By using symbolisms it Discreetly Shows us, the rea…

In The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien uses a faked interpretation of himself to express the biography of welcome experiences in Vietnam. It's a journey from being an ambiguous, excessively idealized…

Many people endure guilt throughout their lives, however not many will ever experience the type of guilt that follows soldiers, especially those who served during the Vietnam War. The novel, The Thing…

"If wars can be started by lies, they can be stopped by truth" (Julian Assange) O'Brien created a novel based off his experience in the war, telling the listener real and fake stories to let them beli…

The novel, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien, defines trauma as a debilitating event or action. Trauma is exceedingly difficult to live with, it acts like a disease on the mind and body. Even w…

Tim O'Brien's novel The Things They Carried is a product of developed guilt within each character. The soldiers involved with war had little to no conscience of their actions. The objective of war is …

Nguyen's overall idea that "All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory" creates the impact that war can leave physical and emotional tolls on those who exp…

Tim O'Brien uses his Narrative to communicate the emotions felt through war time. His tones of mixed emotions change with each passage as does his writing style. The combination of rhetorical devices …

There is a great value in storytelling, and in many ways, it can be quite beneficial for those who use it to for therapeutic purposes. Tim O'Brien's novel The Things They carried is a surreal Nonficti…

In his book, The Things They Carried, O'Brien discusses his perspective on the war by exploring the idea of how one carries both physical and emotional weight from the war, and how this weight adverse…