Essays on The Things They Carried

The dangers of war far extend passed the physical repercussions of its battles. This is true in all aspects. As cluster bombs can make a habitat unlivable for decades to come, this is nothing compared to the emotional pain a soldier derives from guilt, fear,...

The dangers of war far extend passed the physical repercussions of its battles. This is true in all aspects. As a nuclear bomb can make a habitat unlivable for centuries to come, this is nothing compared to the emotional pain a soldier derives from guilt,...

Jimmy Cross is a soldier and is in love with a girl named, Martha, he is uncertain that she loves him back She sends him letters that end in “love”, He knows that this means nothing as that is only a closing for the letter...

“Men’s souls will be shaken with the violences of war. For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest” (Franklin Delano Roosevelt, A Mighty Endeavor) The Things They Carried by...

Importance of Title The title of the book we chose is They Things They Carried. The title is significant because the book does not only list the physical burdens each soldier must carry, but also the psychological ones after the war. Each soldier carries different...

The pursuit of living a good life, one immune to intervention from forces and circumstances outside of the agent’s control, is something that many famous philosophers have pondered heavily. The desire to live a life full of happiness without pain and suffering is an interest...

In The Things They Carried, just like in real life, storytelling was used to keep the memories of the deceased alive. The author of The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien, was using this method himself by writing his war novel. He told of war comrades...