The Things They Carried Character Chart And Critical Page 2
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2Lee Strunk
Tim O’Brien
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Critical Thinking Questions: T o be answered in complete sentences (aside from listing items).
1. Below, list 15 items A LL of the men carry. What is the purpose of O’Brien listing these things? What does it say about the soldiers?
2. What do the “things” the men carry tell the reader about the country of Vietnam? List 5 examples of items that reveal insight into the s etting
and explain the insight gained.
3. What do you think is the reason O’Brien begins the novel by listing things soldiers carry? What is the impact of this chapter on the rest of the
novel?
4. Why do you think O’Brien shares the fate of several soldiers in the first chapter, only to return to their story and explain their deaths later in the
novel? Explain your answer.
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