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"The Things They Carried" and "The Woman Warrior", 2002.
A comparative analysis of "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien and "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper analyzes how the abstract idea that specific facts and events are inconsequential when looking at a theme or idea as a whole is used in the novels, "The Things They Carried" by Tim O?Brien, and "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston. It shows how, through the use of talk story, as in Kingston?s novel and the basis of a ?true war story? in "The Things they Carried", the respective authors use the idea to portray the true meaning of the work. It looks at how both Kingston and O?Brien use this twist in a story to fully develop the themes portrayed and to get across the true meaning of their stories and what they want the reader to take away from the stories.
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"The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston is a non-fiction story of a Chinese-American girl growing up in California. Throughout the novel Kingston uses the talk stories from her mother to outline what a true woman warrior is and who Maxine?s mother expected her to be. The first example of this is the legend of Fa Mu Lan told in the chapter ?White Tigers.?2 The story tells of the warrior Fa Mu Lan who manages to be everything to everyone, able to satisfy the role of wife and mother while still leading her people to victory in battle. Fa Mu Lan becomes what every Chinese woman wants to become, the powerful warrior that protects her family and the nurturing mother that raises her children."
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?The Things They Carried?, 2004.
A review of Tim O'Brien's Vietnam war novel, ?The Things They Carried?.
1,342 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper examines ?The Things They Carried? by Tim O' Brien, the story of 12 soldiers, members of the Third Platoon, Alpha Company, Fifth Battalion of the 16th Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade of the American Division in the Vietnam War of 1969. It looks at how O?Brien relates his and his companions? desolate and fatal experiences during that war and how he uses those experiences to explore the complications of memory and trauma, the most lasting of the things he and his companions endured, and which have remained with him to this day. It examines how it lists the many things they carried into war that were more real and terrifying than bullets, guns, grenades, and disease, such as the deaths, injuries, and sicknesses, and the overall brokenness they had to face in fighting.
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"O?Brien gives major focus on the death of his closest friend, Kiowa throughout the book. It was a freak incident in that his own platoon killed him by mistake when it camped in a latrine on the banks of the song Tra Bong. It was plain to see why the author held Kiowa closest to his heart: Kiowa shared his sentiments about the cruelty of war. Kiowa was also a very compassionate and intelligent man, but precisely because of the kind of soul he was that O?Brien gave greater coverage of Kiowa?s very costly death than his life. It was a gutting loss he carried with great pain and could never get over with."
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"The Things They Carried", 2002.
An analysis of Tim O?Brien?s "The Things They Carried", short stories on the Vietnam War.
1,052 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper introduces "The Things They Carried" by Tim O?Brien, a collection of stories all involving the heavy emotional burden soldiers carry into the Vietnam War. It discusses how the book reads more like the memories of an old man, not ordered by chronology, but rather by the experiences of pain, tragedy and death that overcome a person in the moment. This paper explores O?Brien?s description of the soldiers? lives before, during and after the Vietnam War, as well as examines the real things that these soldiers carried with them into battle.
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"When the soldiers return home after the Vietnam War, life doesn?t get much better for them. Instead of a hero?s welcome they are met with ignorance and indifference, thereby making them feel alienated from routine life. A classic example of this is what Norman Bowker experiences upon his return. Norman found it difficult to think of life after the Vietnam War as relevant. Anyone who had not experienced the Vietnam War first-hand could not possibly understand its vulgarity or empathize with the soldiers who lived the war. Also, people back home were not interested in knowing about the Vietnam War. ?[The town] had no memory, therefore no guilt....It did not know shit about shit, and did not care to know.? (O?Brien, 1999, 143)."
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?The Things They Carried?, 2005.
A short review of Tim O'Brien's novel "The Things They Carried".
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper examines how a primary theme of "The Things They Carried" is baggage and burdens - both physical and mental in nature. It looks at how the things that the characters carry in the story function in both a literal and figurative nature. While all of the characters carry heavy physical loads during the war, they also carry heavy emotional loads, such as love, sadness, longing, and of course, fear. It also discusses how the physical loads that the characters carry throughout the story have certain significance to the emotional baggage that each character carries.
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"The characters in "The Things They Carried" possessed emotional baggage from the start of the war, as was evident in the letters that Jimmy Cross carried, and the New Testament that Kiowa carried, which connected to their pre-war lives. However, with war came emotional baggage that occurred during the war, on top of the previous burdens that the characters may have experienced. Jimmy Cross was a leader of a group of men at war, however when Tim Lavender, a young, scared soldier who embodied the fear that all of the soldiers shared, died, Jimmy Cross felt a great amount of responsibility for it. Cross felt that his longing for love and his obsession with Martha's letters got in the way of him being able to do his job correctly, and the fact that Lavender's death was preventable (which also displayed how expendable lives are in war), made Cross change forever. "
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"The Things They Carried", 2002.
An examination of Tim O' Brien's novel "The Things They Carried".
1,443 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses how O'Brien presents the negative effects war has on people, especially on soldiers. Through a variety of short stories focused primarily on the Vietnam war, O?Brien illustrates the horror of war through exquisite detail of the violent nature that each soldier seemed to have adopted as time went on in Vietnam. It shows how he focuses not only on the physical things the men carried, but also on the intangible things and how the reader can easily relate to the emotional cost of an ambiguous war.
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"The violence that seems to become embedded in the soldiers is a major topic in O?Brien?s novel. Through elaborate details that reveal the drastic change within the men, O?Brien creates within the reader an sense of understanding of the what of war does to people. This is an effective technique, as he ties these effects into the title of the book. For example, O?Brien has this to say about one of the soldiers, ?Norman Bowker, otherwise a very gentle person, carried a Thumb. . .The Thumb was dark brown, rubbery to touch. . . It had been cut from a VC corpse, a boy of fifteen or sixteen? (13). Before Vietnam, Bowker was a very good-natured person; however, war turned him into a hard-mannered, emotionally empty soldier, carrying a severed thumb as a trophy. The transformation shown through Bowker is an excellent example of the emotional change that a soldier might go through."
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?The Things They Carried?, 2005.
This paper analyzes, based on communications theory, Tim O?Brien?s ?The Things They Carried?, a collection of stories about the author's time in the Army during the Vietnam War.
1,525 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper uses the Army platoon, as exemplified in the novel, ?The Things They Carried?, to examine the interactions, roles, conflicts, and the leadership among that characters that make the group a success. The author points out that the most widely accepted theory of group leadership is the Transformational Leadership Theory, which states that people can choose to become leaders and can learn leadership skills; in the book, Jimmy Cross is the ?implied leader?. The paper relates that Army officers use the autocratic leadership style because of the high-stress, crisis nature of the military, where decisions must be made quickly; but, in the case of characters, Sanders and Cross, group members may resent an authoritarian leader and refuse to abide by his word.
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"Narrator, Tim, tells stories to bring the dead back to life. With a story, a man can feel like his dead friend is with him or like he had not just killed a real person. The stories change - names, dates, and even events transform - but the memories are kept alive by the storyteller. The stories in this book tell of Tim?s young and unprepared platoon, which is run by a very unskilled First Lieutenant, Jimmy Cross, who only desires to be back at home in New Jersey, without all the responsibilities of war. The men of this platoon change drastically, due to the unrelenting stresses placed upon them by the realities of war. There are terrible memories that they have experienced that will haunt the men for the full duration of their lives. War is ugly. War is cruel."
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"The Things They Carried", 2006.
A review of the book "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper analyzes the book "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. Specifically, it discusses the novel's antiwar position and how this position relates to the era of unrest in the United States over the Vietnam War. The paper looks at how the stories of the young men O'Brien portrays in his novel underscore the horrors and tediousness of war. According to the paper, by the end of the book, the reader understands just how war is hell, and why this book is such a strong statement against war and the horrors it creates on both sides of the fighting.
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"Author Tim O'Brien knows the Vietnam War because he fought there. It seems as if it would be impossible to write a book like The Things They Carried without having actually experienced the war. That is one reason the book is so vivid and so interesting. The author experienced many of these things first-hand. That is also why it is so disturbing. The author saw many of these things or things like them, and many of them are horrible. O'Brien notes that the book is fiction, and yet, many of the characters seem so real they must have existed, and the lines of reality blur even more when the reader realizes the narrator of these short stories strung together into a novel is named Tim O'Brien."
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"The Things They Carried", 2005.
An analysis of the psychological impact of the Vietnam War as depicted in "The Things They Carried" by Tim O?Brien.
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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"The Things They Carried by Tim O?Brien" is a collection of short stories that emphasizes the psychological effects of war. This paper examines how, through his unique style, O?Brien captures the personal experiences of the soldiers in Vietnam, which helps us see the devastating effects of war, one soldier at a time. It points out that, through the literary techniques of narration, style, and imagery, O?Brien successfully achieves the task of telling a war story.
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"The narration of the novel is very personal, which allows us to experience not only what the narrator experiences but what the other soldiers experience as well. The narrator does not try to make the war and his fellow soldiers sound glorious. Rather, he is able to touch on aspects of their experiences that reveal their humanity. For example, in the story, ?The Things They Carried,? O?Brien is sure to tell us about the emotional baggage that the soldiers had to carry every day."
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"The Things They Carried", 2006.
A discussion regarding the morality of war in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the concept of finding morality in war, a favorite of writers for centuries. The paper then reviews the book 'The Things They Carried' by Tim O'Brien.
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"Finding morality in war can be a difficult thing. The topic of morality, as it relates to war, has been a favorite of writers for centuries. Tim O'Brien is no different, in this regard. However, the war he writes in the context of is like no other. The Viet Nam War is even more ambiguous, in terms of morality, than those wars that have come before it. As O'Brien states in his observation on telling a true war story, "a true war story is never moral. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior [. . .]" (68). Despite this assertion, O'Brien, through his characters and through his setting, makes a powerful statement on the morality of war."
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"The Things They Carried", 2007.
An analysis of the book, "The Things They Carried", by Tim O'Brien.
1,248 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper discusses how "The Things They Carried" is a good example of the process of writing, which showcases it as a literary work. The paper examines how Tim O'Brien uses his imagination and memory and merges them both into a great piece of literary fiction. The paper further examines how the book is a collection of short stories, essays, anecdotes, narrative fragments, jokes, fables, biographical and autobiographical sketches, and philosophical asides.
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"The title of the book is in reference to the items carried by the soldier for survival in the new territory, which lies for them. These items hold a lot of value for them, as they are a symbolic representation of memories back home. This book provides an insight into the emotions of those brave soldiers who try their best to hide it from their mates, as they don't want them to look foolish. The book takes a look at various themes such as bravery, truth, and the emotional stress of fighting a war, which affects their lives. The war affected their lives drastically by leaving an emotional scar in their lives, which affects their lives after the war."
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?The Things They Carried?, 2004.
An examination of Tom O'Brien's literary style in his book, ?The Things They Carried?.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses how the face of war has never appeared so grim as it does in Tim O?Brien?s "The Things They Carried". It looks at how, in a collection of short stories, O?Brien demonstrates how the soldiers cope with the dangerous situations they encounter in Vietnam and how O?Brien discovered his way of coping with the war was telling stories. It examines his mechanism of storytelling and explores how his grotesque and violent scenes to convey the message that war is hell.
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"Similarly, O?Brien describes how Kiley shoots the buffalo with great detail. ?He put the muzzle up against the mouth and shot the mouth away . . . He shot away chunks of meat below the ribs? ?He shot randomly, almost casually, quick little spurts in the belly and butt. Then he reloaded, squatted down, and shot it in the front knee. Again the animal fell hard and tried to get up, but this time it couldn?t quite make it. It wobbled and went down sideways. Rat shot it in the nose? (79). It is through such a vivid account that we can see how Kiley has essentially lost his compassion for life and the living. We may look at Kiley as cruel for brutalizing such an innocent creature but Curt, too, was innocent and brutalized as well."
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Guilt in "The Things They Carried", 2001.
This is an analysis of guilt and its presence in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
4,222 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 6 sources, $ 112.95
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This paper analyzes guilt and how it was presented in Tim O?Brien?s novel ?The Things They Carried.? The author discusses the sources of guilt and how that emotion is dealt with as two of the major themes in the paper. It looks at the causes and effects of guilt in the book and compares them to outside sources.
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"No one who has not been in a war can approach a comprehensive understanding of the war experience. However, if there were a book out there that could come close to making the war a reality for a civilian, it would be Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Through the use of short stories about the Vietnam Conflict, O'Brien brings to life the various emotions felt by the soldiers, like fear, hate, love, compassion, and, of course, guilt. Guilt proved to be an emotion that could stay with a soldier for the rest of his life, and, if a true understanding of a soldier's experience is to be obtained, it is worthy of further study. Because it is such a raw and basic human emotion, everyone has had some experience with it in the past. It is not surprising, then, that the guilt felt by the soldiers in Vietnam is not a new phenomena. There are, in fact, many examples in the book and in the war that can be linked and compared with studies and with other historical events in history. The types of guilt shown throughout the collection of short stories and the various ways the soldiers dealt with it can be correlated to other instances of guilt to begin to show the reader the severity of the situations that these soldiers were enduring, and to bring about a better understanding of the war experience."
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'The Things They Carried' and 'Come Together', 2004.
This paper compares Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried' to Jon Wiener's 'Come Together: John Lennon in His Time'.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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In this article the writer offers a thematic comparison of Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried' and Jon Wiener's 'Come Together: John Lennon in His Time'. The comparison focuses on the conflicting emotions and views of America during the 1960s and 1970's. The writer includes the common search for a utopia by O'Brien and Lennon that was never forthcoming.
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"There are many connections between Tim O'Brien's autobiographical account of his service in Vietnam 'The Things They Carried' and Jon Wiener's assessment of the political and musical contributions of John Lennon, 'Come Together'. The books share many thematic similarities from an anti-war sentiment to the complexities of life. However, if there is one common theme between the two works that is most prevalent it is both O'Brien's and Lennon's tireless search for utopia, a utopia that neither is able to achieve in ... "
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Courage in "The Things They Carried", 2004.
A discussion of the theme of courage in Tim O' Brien's "The Things They Carried."
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses Tim O' Brien's "The Things They Carried" simultaneously as an exploration of American involvement in the war in Vietnam and as an examination of a single soldier's feelings about himself. It focuses on the theme of coming to terms with different kinds of courage.
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"One of the most important lessons that we each acquire as we grow up is the fact that there are a number of different ways of being brave and that few of us has as great a measure of courage along any of the vectors of bravery as we would like to believe .."
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?The Things They Carried?, 2005.
A look at the effective use of point of view, symbolism and imagery in Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
1,224 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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Tim O'Brien's short story "The Things They Carried" is a story that demonstrates the effectiveness of different literary techniques. This paper discusses that the story's greatest achievement is the narrator's style and approach to the art of storytelling. It points out that O'Brien successfully utilizes the literary techniques of point of view, symbolism, and imagery to convey the tragedy of war.
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"One of the most intriguing aspects of "The Things They Carried" is the narrator's focus, or point of view. While many war stories tend to emphasize the physical destruction brought about by war, O'Brien's narrator illustrates the devastation that occurs within the soldier's mind. This style allows O'Brien "to play with multiple settings, characters, the theme of storytelling, and even allusiveness, in a way that most fully incorporates the whole of humanity into his story" (O'Gorman). This combination helps us understand that Vietnam is not simply a place where the soldiers once fought, but it is a continuous memory that refuses to go away. This point of view is effective because it includes the "universal forces of the human psyche, he felt compelled to move from the established linear form of the novel to something more complex and potentially richer" (O'Gorman)."
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