Friday, September 5, 2014
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and of course, the character Tim O'Brien who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have. We hear the voices of the men and build images upon their dialogue. The way they tell stories about others, we hear them telling stories about themselves.
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This book was recommended to me by my brother. and so far i am really enjoying it it seams to be every time i start reading it time goes by way to quickly, and i don't want to stop reading it.
ReplyDeleteI don't normally read stories like this, but the plot line seems very interesting. What exactly keeps you interested in the book?
ReplyDeleteThe reason that I stay interested in this book I mostly because I enjoy this genre of books I like seing what happened and how things were during wars and other historical stories.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying this book, and the style of te writer how he describes things with simplicity for the less skilled reader but it is still intriuging to the experienced reader.
ReplyDeleteHow did the Monday discussion change your vision of the book? Is it rightfully banned?
ReplyDeleteI believe that it was very rightfully banned. the many scenes of violence and mentioning of Other things would definetly get this book banned from places like schools. Poor little puppy. but it has not changed my vision of the book, i still enjoy reading it.
ReplyDeleteI have just finished this book recently. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading military memoirs.
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