Quang Ngai Province

Author and Vietnam War veteran, Tim O’Brien, in his fictional novel “The Things They Carried” ties together his real experience from being in the Vietnam War with a fictional twist on all his stories throughout the novel. The stories complexity allows O’Brien to emphasizes the difference between “storytelling truth” versus “happening truth”. O’Brien uses rhetoric devices such as repetition and metaphors and diction to highlight the effect storytelling has on a reader’s emotions such as grief.…

Some do not know the difference between story-truth and happening truth. In Tim O’Brien’s book about the Vietnam War he tells many stories. He starts off by explaining what each man carried, going into the war itself where people are killing other people and soldiers are dying, then talking about a man O’Brien killed, ending with what types of emotion these soldiers brought home with them. Some feel grief, torn, lost, and others simply feel okay. War gives each man a different feeling towards…

War is generally characterized by individuals violently uprooted, international and domestic tension, unfortunate mortality, and militaristic weaponry. Although many scholars have identified war as a universal trait of human nature, others have argued that it is the result of socio-economic, religious, political, and other differences. Frequently, the marginalized voices of civilians and soldiers in war are overlooked, due to the large media attention given to the destructive battles that occur.…

Attention, attention read all about it, Tim O’Brien uses fiction or narrative in his writings. When you read a story, you are the narrator, how would you read the story. Would you see yourself in the story, being the main character, being on the front line like Tim O’Brien was. Imagine yourself carrying the things of past or deceased soldiers. You are in control, you have the power to make a story a fiction piece or a narrative one. I did, when reading, “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien I…

The My Lai Massacre took place on March 16, 1968, in a small village located in the Quang Ngai province named My Lai. The U.S. soldiers thought of My Lai as a stronghold of their Viet Cong enemies, and was a frequent target of U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing attacks. An American contingent of 100 soldiers, “Charlie Company”, led by Lieutenant William L. Calley, had received poor intelligence and were told that they would encounter many Viet Cong. After the murder of 504 innocent civilians, the…

Griffin Poff Mrs. Mitchell English III CP, period 4/5 8 March 2023 The Things They Carried: Tim O'Brien's connection to mental struggles caused by war Soldiers carry items through war. During war, they experience struggles that most people cannot comprehend. They carry those struggles throughout their lifetime. The Things They Carried represents not only the soldiers' physical items but also the mental trauma that comes with the war. Tim O'Brien saw these struggles firsthand. O’Brien writes…

Today’s society displays the U.S. Armed Forces such as a brave and courageous seeking career to have. All the twenty first century commercials picture these careers for all kinds of people, the strong or smart and that everyone can join with their different skills. There are many reasons why people join the U.S. Armed Forces, these are educational opportunities, pay and benefits, full medical care for the soldier and their family, and lastly Patriotism. As a result Patriotism is one of the…

700 inhabitants. The My Lai Massacre was a tragic event that altered the lives of not only the men involved, but also the American public as the truth about that day finally came to surface. My Lai, also known as Pinkville, is located in the Quang Ngai Province, which was believed to be a stronghold for the Communist National Liberation Front, or better known as the Viet Cong, during the Vietnam War. The Charlie Companies’ first Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Brigade was sent to…