In “The Things They Carry” the story takes place in the early 1970’s during this time period a lot was going on in the world including a war. This is key because this story takes place during the Vietnam war, and our main character happens to be a soldier in this war. As we know from history books, we understand that the area is a jungle. On page 691 the author gives us a great description of what the area was like by stating “Vietnam, the place, the soil-a powdery orange-red dust that covered their boots and fatigues and faces” (O’Brien 691). The description that we get from the author of the setting is how horrible the conditions were for not only the main character but also for soldiers during the war. O’Brien also gives us an image of how hot it was in Vietnam by describing about when it got too hot for the soldiers in the story they would take off some of their clothing during the hottest point during the day. Reading this makes us a reader think about a hot sunny day in the summer when you just want to take off most of your clothing just so that you’ll be
In “The Things They Carry” the story takes place in the early 1970’s during this time period a lot was going on in the world including a war. This is key because this story takes place during the Vietnam war, and our main character happens to be a soldier in this war. As we know from history books, we understand that the area is a jungle. On page 691 the author gives us a great description of what the area was like by stating “Vietnam, the place, the soil-a powdery orange-red dust that covered their boots and fatigues and faces” (O’Brien 691). The description that we get from the author of the setting is how horrible the conditions were for not only the main character but also for soldiers during the war. O’Brien also gives us an image of how hot it was in Vietnam by describing about when it got too hot for the soldiers in the story they would take off some of their clothing during the hottest point during the day. Reading this makes us a reader think about a hot sunny day in the summer when you just want to take off most of your clothing just so that you’ll be