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Jun 20, 2017 · Throughout The Things They Carried, O’Brien famously distinguishes between “happening-truth,” or an accurate and verifiable account of historical events, and “story truth,” or readers’ genuine experience of the story, even if the details are invented.
The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division .
- Tim O'Brien
- 1990
A summary of “Ambush” 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.
In this second story, O’Brien provides more details of the actual killing—including the sound of the grenade and his own feelings—and explains that even well after the fact, he hasn’t finished sorting out the experience.
Jun 5, 2018 · We meet the first-person narrator and character Tim O’Brien in the second story of the book, ‘Love’, when Jimmy Cross comes to visit him after the war. Cross says to O’Brien: ‘You writer types […] you’ve got long memories’ (28).
- Sarah Foust Vinson
- 2018
The narrator, Tim O’Brien, describes the things all the men of the company carry. They are things in the most physical sense—mosquito repellent and marijuana, pocket knives and chewing gum. The things they carry depend on several factors, including the men’s priorities and their constitutions.
May 26, 2021 · In the short story cycle The Things They Carried (1990), Tim O'Brien cemented his reputation as one of the most powerful chroniclers of the Vietnam War, joining the conversation alongside Philip Caputo (A Rumor of War), Michael Herr (Dispatches), David Halberstam (The Best and the Brightest), and the poet Bruce Weigl (Song of Napalm ...
