The burdens of war in The Things They Carried
The narrative “The things they carried” written by Tim O’Brien tells the tale of a group of soldiers marching through Vietnam during the Vietnam war. One of the main topics the story centers around is the physical and emotional burden soldiers had to carried with them. O’Brien uses several literary techniques to portray what he and other soldiers went through during the war. One of the techniques he uses is listing to exhibit some of the tangible and intangible things the men carried. He uses symbolism to give some of those objects meaning and to represent emotions.
O’brien uses listing to illustrate the things men carried literally and figuratively. The first chapter lists items soldiers carried
The narrative “The things they carried” written by Tim O’Brien tells the tale of a group of soldiers marching through Vietnam during the Vietnam war. One of the main topics the story centers around is the physical and emotional burden soldiers had to carried with them. O’Brien uses several literary techniques to portray what he and other soldiers went through during the war. One of the techniques he uses is listing to exhibit some of the tangible and intangible things the men carried. He uses symbolism to give some of those objects meaning and to represent emotions.
O’brien uses listing to illustrate the things men carried literally and figuratively. The first chapter lists items soldiers carried