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the things they carried,basics
Title: the things they carried,basics
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 443 | Pages: 1.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
the things they carried,basics
Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is not a novel about the Vietnam War. It is a story about the soldiers and their experiences and emotions that are brought about from the war. O'Brien makes several statements about war through these dynamic characters. He shows the violent nature of soldiers under the pressures of war, he makes an effective antiwar statement, and he comments on the reversal of a social variation into the norm. By …showed first 75 words of 443 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 443 total…creates an attitude of disgust in the reader with the word, further fulfilling his purpose in condemning violence. Even more drastic in connotation to be killed is the "o!
rphaned puppy". Adding to the present idea of killing babies is the idea of killing orphaned babies, which brings out rage within the reader. The whole concept is metaphoric, based on the connotations of key words; nevertheless, it is extremely effective in conveying O'Brien's theme.
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