“The Things They Carried” Introducing questions

OBrien

________ uses weight to symbolize how each soldier has gone through different experiences and how much they are able to handle mentally and physically from this war.

Timothy OBrien

In the short story the Things they Carried, ________ characterizes the objects that represent the personal traits of Jimmy as physical burdens that hes forced to bear, in order to convey that the traumatic experiences encountered in difficult times, shape and strengthen the personal character, forcing him to use the emotional consequences that affect his perception of the environment around him as a catharsis to become a better leader and to learn to separate his fearful desires from the reality he is living.

OBrien

________ crafts the emotional and psychological consequences caused by the war and carried by Jimmy Cross through physical objects that allude to hidden feelings, using physical burdens to emphasize his emotional compromise with the situation that continues to define him even after everything is done.

OBrien includes this in the story to build the inner conflict of the main character

he cant love Martha and the war, he has to give up on Martha to be able to do his duties and take care of the people around him

Thesis

In this case, Jimmy would be the best candidate for the prompt