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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Why does love or compassion seem dangerous to Jimmy Cross?

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