The Things They Carried Analysis

Kiowa is an important character in the novel “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. He is a Native American soldier serving with the Alpha Company of the US Army in Vietnam. Kiowa is seen as a gentle, spiritual figure among the soldiers, and his presence brings them solace during…

‘The Things they Carried’ by Tim O’Brien kindled great interest in me from the time I started reading it. The pages 1 to 85 of the book describes the different events that took place during the author’s experiences in Vietnam which made me relate to it because it was so…

Introduction In any war, the soldiers get paranoid; they are dispossessed of the sense of justice and morality, once they are part of the war. The solider will never be the same individual again, having seen action in a war. It is a terrible evil exercise for humanity and the…

The fictional story “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien presents before the readers the mental and physical status of soldiers who attended Vietnam War. The war which happened between America and Vietnam has given much suffocation and torture to American soldiers. The story reveals the mental trauma and agony…