Aron SzekelyMr LaybourneEnglishB bandShort Essay on The Things They Carried
In his Vietnam narrative, ‘The Things They Carried’, the renowned author, Tim O’Brien, uses several literary devices to show the spiritual burden on the soldiers in the Vietnam war, by contrasting it with the actual physical load they have to carry. ... Jim Cross, the platoon leader carried photos and letters from a girl back in America, Martha. Dave Jensen carried a toothbrush, and Rat Kiley carried comic books. ... Lee Strunk carried his slingshot. ... In ‘The Things They Carried’ Tim O’Brien does a tremendous job to show the spiritual and mental crisis of the soldiers through imagery and symbols.