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Throughout the novel, the soldiers are forced to construct a new morality as a result of the violence required of them; however, the soldiers’ wartime moral system conflicts with the civilian moral system, which they knew before the war and which is still in place on the home front.
- Sarah Bonney
- 2016
O'Brien dedicated his most popular book, The Things They Carried (1990), to the men of Alpha Company. He was sent to the Quang Ngai region near My Lai one year after the infamous massacre there and served as a foot soldier in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970.
A summary of “How to Tell a True War Story” in Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Things They Carried and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
This experience is emblematic of the conflict, explored throughout The Things They Carried, between the misguided expectations of a group of people important to a character and that character’s uncertainty regarding a proper course of action.
Jan 13, 2014 · O’Brien, who was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in Vietnam between 1969 and 1970, has written several novels tied to the conflict–“Going After Cacciato,” “The Things They...
In Vietnam, Mary Anne finds the war mysterious and intriguing. She wants to learn about how to live like a soldier and how to use weapons, and falls in with the Green Berets and goes out on patrol with them. As Rat Kiley describes it, Vietnam has “the effect of a powerful drug” on Mary Anne.
Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (1990) is considered one of the finest books about the Vietnam War. Far from a combat story of pride and glory, it is a compassionate tale of the American soldier, brimming with raw honesty and thoughtful reflection. The book's narrator follows a platoon of infantrymen through.
