In the novel, The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien discusses the experiences that he and his fellow soldiers faced throughout the Vietnam War that not only caused physical conflicts, but internal conflicts as well. O’Brien and his comrades all have one thing in common: they all carry things that help them get through the hardships of war. Tim O’Brien shows the emotional conflicts, such fear and embarrassment, which result from the pressures and experiences at war.
The things the soldiers carried represented their emotional conflicts, such as fear and distress, during and after war. The objects not only represent the soldiers’ fears, but are a result from the pressure that society built towards them. “This is one story I’ve never told before…would …show more content…
He only joined war because all his friends joined and he …show more content…
O’Brien affected Winston’s perception on Big Brother by using his fear of rats to manipulate him. “‘In your case,’ said O’Brien, ‘the worst thing in the world happens to be rats.’” By using Winston’s worst fear, O’Brien was likely to alter Winston’s mind just like how the soldiers were capable of overcoming their fears from the embarrassment that they felt. The concept is very much similar to The Things They Carried because both authors focus on how the characters feel when they are under pressure. Even though the characters within both novels are facing difficult situations that cause them to have emotional conflicts, the characters let the emotions get the best of them. After the war, the soldiers are left with regret and sorrow from the emotional conflicts that were built from the objects during war. Even though Winston truly hates the Party, in the end he gives up and eventually loves Big Brother because he lets his fear of mice conquer his
The things the soldiers carried represented their emotional conflicts, such as fear and distress, during and after war. The objects not only represent the soldiers’ fears, but are a result from the pressure that society built towards them. “This is one story I’ve never told before…would …show more content…
He only joined war because all his friends joined and he …show more content…
O’Brien affected Winston’s perception on Big Brother by using his fear of rats to manipulate him. “‘In your case,’ said O’Brien, ‘the worst thing in the world happens to be rats.’” By using Winston’s worst fear, O’Brien was likely to alter Winston’s mind just like how the soldiers were capable of overcoming their fears from the embarrassment that they felt. The concept is very much similar to The Things They Carried because both authors focus on how the characters feel when they are under pressure. Even though the characters within both novels are facing difficult situations that cause them to have emotional conflicts, the characters let the emotions get the best of them. After the war, the soldiers are left with regret and sorrow from the emotional conflicts that were built from the objects during war. Even though Winston truly hates the Party, in the end he gives up and eventually loves Big Brother because he lets his fear of mice conquer his