The Things They Carried, by Tim O’Brien, is a story about a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. One of the characters by the name of Kiowa ends up dying in a field of sewage. While First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross believes it is his fault, a young soldier that Kiowa had grown close to also believes it is his fault as well. Their thoughts are both right, First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and the young soldier are the ones to truly blame for Kiowa’s death. While neither one of them meant to get Kiowa killed on purpose, both of them play a part in the events leading to that moment. In the story, even though they’re both to blame for Kiowa’s death, Jimmy Cross was the one who was mostly responsible for his death. Cross’s heart and mind were never
