In the book ¨The Things They Carried¨ by Tim O´Brien many ideas and questions are brought up to intrigue the reader, but one idea that is a main focus point is the role of shame in the soldierś lives and the heroic acts or the stupid acts that the shame propels the soldiers to do. Throughout the book, many scenarios are put from pen to paper through real life accounts, but in order to keep the respect for the actual individuals mentioned the author changes the names and action a bit. Even though the names and the way some of the stories play out are fiction they still exceed in displaying an image of the readings and the way they focus on the main point of the book which is to notice that the shame in the soldierś lives displays heroism and
