“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” This quote by poet Robert Frost states that a good work of literature, good enough to be read by others, should have a deeply personal exercise between the writer and the reader. If the writer has a reaction to an event, the reader should have the reaction as well. In my eyes, Frost is 100% accurate with this claim.
In “The Things They Carry” Timothy O’Brien, a Vietnam War veteran, writes about his experiences during the war. He writes these stories as a way of coping with these memories of such terrible times. He writes them as a way for the common person to understand where he is coming from. He uses symbolism at many points in time throughout
In “The Things They Carry” Timothy O’Brien, a Vietnam War veteran, writes about his experiences during the war. He writes these stories as a way of coping with these memories of such terrible times. He writes them as a way for the common person to understand where he is coming from. He uses symbolism at many points in time throughout