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  Why is the act of listening so very important in The Things They Carried?

  Posted by mikanana on Oct 26, 2009 at 01:55 PM

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  Why does O'Brien choose to include the story about a young girl named Linda in the book The Things They Carried?

  Posted by asip4life on Oct 20, 2009 at 09:02 PM

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  Chapter 20 (The Ghost Soldiers) Was Tim right in wanting revenge against Bobby Jorgensen? explain

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 27, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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  In O'Brien's "The Things They Carried," how is chronology used?  

  Posted by mllanos87 on Sep 27, 2009 at 10:50 AM

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  In Chapter 16 or "Notes" from The Things They Carried, has the narrator successfully transitioned from Vietnam to civilian life?

  Posted by pixiewar on Sep 21, 2009 at 05:33 PM

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  In Chapter 15 of "The Things They Carried", explain whether the seven medals were enough for Norman Bowker and his father.

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 21, 2009 at 05:31 PM

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  Explain O'Brien's allusion Thomas Hardy poem, "The Man He Killed."

  Posted by pixiewar on Sep 16, 2009 at 08:03 PM

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  Chapter 7, what do you think really happened to the six man patrol at the listening post?

  Posted by iceprincessx3 on Sep 16, 2009 at 07:17 PM

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  Chapter 5, What is the effect of having this chapter follow the Elroy encounter and come before the next chapter?

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 16, 2009 at 07:15 PM

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  In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, how is Lt. Jimmy Cross established as a savior figure; does he sacrifice something?

  Posted by iceprincessx3 on Sep 13, 2009 at 09:14 PM

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  What is the effect of the opening sentences: "This is one story I've never told before. Not to anyone."

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 13, 2009 at 08:51 PM

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  Look at the tension of the last sentences.

  Posted by pixiewar on Sep 13, 2009 at 08:02 PM

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  Tim ran from draft notice. Does this mean he was a coward? Explain his self-judgement; why was Canada not an option for him then.

  Posted by pixiewar on Sep 12, 2009 at 02:44 PM

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  What did Jimmy Cross carry After the war, both physically and emotionally? How does his conversation with Tim O Brien manipulate you a a reader?

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 12, 2009 at 02:41 PM

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  Why did Lieutenant Jimmy Cross feel guilty about Ted Lavender's death? Should he?

  Posted by koreanasian2 on Sep 9, 2009 at 03:27 PM

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  The things they carried..

  Posted by lisamp1993 on Aug 12, 2009 at 09:03 AM

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  what does the soldier in Ch.3 mean by the statement, "All that peace, man, it felt so good it hurt. I want to hurt it back." (p.35)?

  Posted by ycarrasco1693 on Aug 11, 2009 at 05:23 PM

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  What makes Kiley's "sweetheart of the song tra bong" believable?

  Posted by shlbyfth04 on Jun 9, 2009 at 12:47 PM

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  What kind of motion did the younger monk perform in The Things They Carried?

  Posted by go0fy on Mar 19, 2009 at 05:54 PM

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  What does Henry Dobbins use? What does he do with it, and why does he still keep it even after his girlfriend dumps him?

  Posted by kellen on Mar 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM

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  In "The Things They Carried", why does O'Brien relate his experience as a pig declotter?    

  Posted by chelsea215 on Feb 14, 2009 at 07:09 AM

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  How were the soldiers treated after returning from the Vietnam War in The Things They Carried?

  Posted by ladymay on Oct 30, 2008 at 07:45 PM

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  What is the point of the insistent repetition of the words "the things they carried"?

  Posted by twilightfan89 on Oct 21, 2008 at 01:18 PM

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  Does the order in which the physical objects and intangible objects that are carried have significance?

  Posted by jenny0131 on Oct 14, 2008 at 09:21 PM

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  Why was the girl dancing in Chapter 14 of "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by dd3131 on Sep 22, 2008 at 05:53 AM

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  Why does Tim O'Brien use acronyms like SOP, RTO, and KIA in "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by enter on Jul 8, 2008 at 04:39 PM

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  How does shame fit into O'Brien's portrayal of the war experience in "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by wer on May 21, 2008 at 08:49 PM

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  What is the role of women in "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by dsa on May 21, 2008 at 08:46 PM

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  What are some of O'Brien's most important writing techniques (repetition etc.) and what are some examples?

  Posted by david159008 on May 6, 2008 at 09:36 PM

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  How can you tell which short story is true?

  Posted by v-ball on May 5, 2008 at 05:48 PM

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  How does the short story "The Things They Carried" compare and contrast to "Greasy Lake"?

  Posted by gangstamookie on Apr 20, 2008 at 05:31 PM

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  What is the attitude of the men toward the enemy in "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by blondie2 on Feb 9, 2008 at 01:44 PM

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  What is the theme and a subtheme for the short story "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by gangstamookie on Feb 9, 2008 at 10:43 AM

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  For "The Things They Carried," list the things the men carried as they moved through the Vietnamese country side?

  Posted by blondie2 on Feb 7, 2008 at 10:23 AM

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  How do Lieutenant Cross's fantasies about Martha change throughout Tim O'Brien's story, "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by blondie2 on Feb 5, 2008 at 05:05 PM

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  What is a quote for each character (whose thoughts and feelings we know) that supports the point of view in the story.

  Posted by gangstamookie on Feb 3, 2008 at 02:25 PM

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  How are the attitudes of the American public regarding the Vietnam War reflected in the characters of this short story?

  Posted by targeteer on Jan 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM

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  What are the major differences between a normal war story and this story, and why is Tim O'Brien telling it this way?

  Posted by shende on Jan 28, 2008 at 05:18 AM

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  Why is Rat Kiley shooting off part of his foot central to the story, "The Things They Carried"?

  Posted by charisma- on Jan 6, 2008 at 01:52 PM

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  Why does O'Brien refer to the soldiers as "kids" throughout the story?

  Posted by charisma- on Jan 5, 2008 at 11:25 AM

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  On page 81 of The Things They Carried, what does O'Brien mean by the phrase "the aesthetic purity of absolute moral indifference"?

  Posted by charisma- on Jan 4, 2008 at 10:12 AM

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  In chapter twenty-two why does the author include the story of Ted Lavender?

  Posted by stargirl21 on Dec 8, 2007 at 07:23 PM

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  CHapter Fifteen Speaking of CourageHow does this chapter speak of courage? 

  Posted by gocrazy54 on Nov 28, 2007 at 12:17 PM

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  Why does O'Brien begin the chapter with a vivid description of the dead man's wounds?

  Posted by gocrazy54 on Nov 26, 2007 at 12:47 PM

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  In Chapter 11 of The Things They Carried, the monks often make a "strange washing motion" with their hands. Why?

  Posted by gocrazy54 on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:50 AM

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  explain how "proximity to death brings with it a corresponding proximity to life"

  Posted by gocrazy54 on Nov 18, 2007 at 09:07 AM

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  What does throwing away the good luck pebble symbolize?

  Posted by gocrazy54 on Nov 12, 2007 at 01:54 PM

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  Why does love or compassion seem dangerous to Jimmy Cross?

  Posted by jeannebeanne21 on Sep 27, 2007 at 01:13 PM

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  Why is the reader told at the beginning of the story that Ted Lavender was shot and does this ruin the suspense?

  Posted by kaythom on Apr 17, 2007 at 09:33 AM

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  In The Things They Carried, why does the town seem remote to Norman Backer? Why does he think that the town could not talk and would not listen?

  Posted by jeka on Feb 14, 2007 at 07:07 AM