The Things They Carried
novel by O’Brien
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discussed in biography
- In Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods
In The Things They Carried, a fictional narrator named Tim O’Brien begins his memoir with a description of the items that the members of his platoon took to war, which range from physical objects, such as weapons and love letters, to emotions of terror and homesickness.…
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War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War
- In War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War: Tim O’Brien
The Things They Carried centers on a fictional narrator named Tim O’Brien who begins his memoir with a description of the items that the members of his platoon took to war, which range from physical objects, such as weapons and love letters, to emotions of…
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