The Things They Carried | Ideas for Group Discussion
1. To what extent might it be argued that Tim O'Brien's works are largely autobiographical?
2. What significance can be seen in Martha's picture and in the pebble she sends? How might it be argued that these items are different from the other things the soldiers carry?
3. Regarding the soldiers' frame of mind, what conclusions can you draw based on the soldiers' reactions to Ted Lavender's death?
4. Do you feel that the soldiers in The Things They Carried are heroes? What do you consider heroic? Does your reading of this story change your definition? How...
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