We tell stories to remember the past and to not repeat our mistakes in the future. The Vietnam war was a very important part of our history. Also we tell stories based on events that happened in our own lives. Oliver Stone the writer of Platoon experienced the Vietnam war first hand. Similar to Tim O’Brien who wrote the things they carried. He also experienced the war. Both writers wrote about their experiences from their own point of view. The way Tim O’Brien wrote the things they carried helps readers understand the hardships of war. In the book he explains how the title is not only mean to be the physical things they carried but also the mental burden that was on them everyday. Tim explains in detail what kind of mental stress the war puts
