Things They Carried, The

This book contains a biographical sketch of the author, the "story behind the story," list of characters, summary and analysis of plot and critical reviews of "The Things They Carried." This collection of stories from Vietnam War writer Tim O'Briens paints a through picture of the soldiers' life in the Vietnam War.

This is an overview of "The Things They Carried" which includes an introduction, plot summary, themes, historical overview, criticism and additional sources.

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SEE ESPECIALLY VOLUME I, PAGE 44 AND PAGE 55 AND VOLUME III, PAGES 833-837in this unique, three-volume Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature which offers both a survey of literary themes and a collection of in-depth analyses of how these themes operate in individual literary works. Part I of this comprehensive new set contains essays on 50 prominent literary themes, with each essay describing how the theme has evolved over time, how it relates to other important themes, and why this theme is powerful enough to recur so often in great literature. Part II contains essays on specific themes in more than 300 individual classic works of literature.

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Since ancient times, writers and poets have grappled with death, dying, grief, and mourning in their works.SEE CHAPTER 12 for a discussion of The Things They Carried in this context.