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The Things They Carried
Tim O’Brien
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Summary
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Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
“The Things They Carried”
“Love”
“Spin”
“On the Rainy River”
“Enemies” & “Friends”
“How to Tell a True War Story”
“The Dentist”
“Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”
“Stockings”
“Church”
“The Man I Killed”
“Ambush”
“Style”
“Speaking of Courage”
“Notes”
“In the Field”
“Good Form”
“Field Trip”
“The Ghost Soldiers”
“Night Life”
“The Lives of the Dead”
Characters
Character List
Tim O’Brien
Jimmy Cross
Mitchell Sanders
Kiowa
Mary Ann Foster
Norman Bowker
Elroy Berdahl
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
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Genre
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Style
Point of View
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Is The Things They Carried fiction or memoir?
Quotes
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The Dead Young Vietnamese Soldier
Kathleen
Linda
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Context
Protests Against the Vietnam War
The Things They Carried and American War Novels
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
"The Things They Carried"
"Love"
"Spin"
"On the Rainy River"
"Enemies" and "Friends"
"How to Tell a True War Story"
"The Dentist"
"Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
"Stockings"
"Church"
"The Man I Killed"
"Ambush"
"Style"
"Speaking of Courage"
"Notes"
"In the Field"
"Good Form"
"Field Trip"
"Ghost Soldiers'
"Night Life"
"The Lives of the Dead"
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Further Study
"In the Field" Quiz
Further Study
"In the Field" Quiz
1
of 5
What does Cross decide to do in the wake of Kiowa's death?
Leave the war and go home
Write Kiowa's parents a letter
Punish the men responsible
Commit suicide
2
of 5
What does Azar do while searching for Kiowa's body?
He visibly shakes.
He jokes around.
He doesn't say a word.
He refuses to search.
3
of 5
What does Cross think about while writing the letter?
He never wanted to be a leader.
He's not a very good writer.
Why Martha doesn't love him
When he'll get home
4
of 5
Why does the young soldier want to find Kiowa so badly?
So he can come to terms with Kiowa's death
Because Kiowa owed him a lot of money
So Kiowa can have a proper Christian burial
Because Kiowa had a picture of his girlfriend
5
of 5
What is Cross thinking about after finding Kiowa's body?
Golf
Martha
Family
Food
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