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The Things They Carried
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Tim O’Brien
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Chapter 1: The Things They Carried Summary
Chapter 2: Love Summary
Chapter 3: Spin Summary
Chapter 4: On the Rainy River Summary
Chapter 5: Enemies Summary
Chapter 6: Friends Summary
Chapter 7: How to Tell a True War Story Summary
Chapter 8: The Dentist Summary
Chapter 9: Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong Summary
Chapter 10: Stockings Summary
Chapter 11: Church Summary
Chapter 12: The Man I Killed Summary
Chapter 13: Ambush Summary
Chapter 14: Style Summary
Chapter 15: Speaking of Courage Summary
Chapter 16: Notes Summary
Chapter 17: In the Field Summary
Chapter 18: Good Form Summary
Chapter 19: Field Trip Summary
Chapter 20: The Ghost Soldiers Summary
Chapter 21: Night Life Summary
Chapter 22: The Lives of the Dead Summary
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Themes: All Themes
Themes: War and Love
Themes: The Individual and the Collective
Themes: Storytelling: Fact or Fiction
Themes: Illusion vs. Reality
Themes: Illusion of Safety and Comfort
Themes: Fiction's Mutability
Themes: The Emotional Weight of War
Themes: Initiation of Young Men in Wartime
Themes: The Weight of Burdens
Themes: Longing for Escape
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