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The Things They Carried
Tim O’Brien
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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
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Tim O’Brien
Jimmy Cross
Mitchell Sanders
Kiowa
Mary Ann Foster
Norman Bowker
Elroy Berdahl
Main Ideas
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Protagonist
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Setting
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Genre
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Style
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Is The Things They Carried fiction or memoir?
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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
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Companion Texts
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How to Write Literary Analysis
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"How to Tell a True War Story" Quiz
Further Study
"How to Tell a True War Story" Quiz
1
of 5
Whom does Rat Kiley write a letter to?
His wife
O'Brien
His children
Lemon's sister
2
of 5
What was Lemon doing when he was killed?
Playing with a grenade
Digging a foxhole
Taking a nap
Eating breakfast
3
of 5
What does Kiley shoot?
A sniper
A water buffalo
A fellow soldier
A pregnant woman
4
of 5
What is Jensen doing while retrieving Lemon's body?
Crying
Singing a song
Complaining
Saying a prayer
5
of 5
What does O'Brien say to the woman about his story?
He wishes it weren't true.
He wants her to finish it for him.
He wishes it were a love story.
He thinks it needs more jokes.
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