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The Things They Carried

The Things they Carried

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Natalia Guill The Dinner Party Tim O?Brien invited the 10 characters in his book The Things They Carried to a dinner party at Maggiano?s Little Italy Restaurant, Friday November 11 in the evening. For the dinner, Maggiano?s served Mama's Lasagna, Four Cheese Ravioli, Maggiano's salad and grilled asparagus. For dessert, everyone devoured multiple profiteroles covered in hot fudge sauce. Accompanied by large amounts of red wine, the meal prompted the characters to begin a discussion of their experiences serving in the US military during the Vietnam War.

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Rocker 1 Sammi Rocker AP Language and Composition Mrs. Haas 24 April 2013 The Things They Carried: 4. 3. 2. 1. Analysis Discussion Ideas: There are many paradoxes of war so we can discuss how O?Brien brings them to light: ?I was a coward. I went to war? (page 61); ?The truths are contradictory. It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque. But in truth war is also beauty? (page 80). Repetition in the story represents the narrator?s inability to move on from the trauma of the war. How jokes are important to the mental health of a soldier through its relief of tension, despite their usually twisted natures. A debate on whether the tangible or intangible ?weights? are heavier for the soldiers to bear. Passage Analysis:

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The Things We Carried: - introduces characters and things they carried -introduces Jimmy?s love, Martha Love: - Martha and how she didn?t really love Jimmy Cross and how she moved on with her life not as Jimmy Cross expected her to, he thought shed wait for him. She tells him at a reunion. -Jimmy tells O?Brien when they meet up after the war had happened Spin: - war experiences (boredom, songs, ignorant killing) On the Rainy River: - O?Brien?s experience when finding out he was drafted for the war - wants to flee for Canada - Elroy?s influence on him and how it led him to put aside his cowardness and go to war Enemies: - Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen get into a fight about a jackknife - Dave breaks Lee?s nose and later Dave feels guilty and afraid Lee might get revenge on him
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