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The Things They Carried
Title: The Things They Carried
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 733 | Pages: 3.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Things They Carried
Essay on The Things They Carried
In Tim O’Brien’s novel, The Things They Carried, war in Vietnam has a powerful effect on the United States soldiers, changing them from compassionate people into insensitive and hardened machines. Each of the soldiers has a different response to the ordeals, and each react to them in a unique way. Some relieve their tension by taking it out on others, some mentally detach themselves, and still others …showed first 75 words of 733 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 733 total…some can become cruel towards others, mentally detach themselves from the ordeal, or even give in and become completely engrossed by the situation. George Carlin once said, "We love war. We are a warlike people, and therefore we love war." (1992) While Carlin may be correct that many Americans by nature like the glory of a battle, O’Brien’s book shows us what un-glorifying effects war can have on the grunts who actually fight it.
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