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 In a 1965 interview, when asked his view on the role of the novelist, Ralph Ellison stated the following:

With this in mind, O’Brien describes many equipment the soldiers carry to the Vietnam War, such as weapons, sentimental items, food and most significant; their “emotional baggage”. He states that “They carried the shameful memories. They carried the common secret cowardice barely restrained, the instinct to run or freeze or hide… this was

Tim O’Brien writes about both the physical objects they carry as well as their emotional burdens. The objects that these soldiers carry serve as a symbolism for what they are carrying in their hearts and minds. The soldiers carry items varying from pantyhose, medicine, tanning oil, and pictures. Jimmy Cross is an inexperienced sophomore in college, he signs up for the Reserve Officers Training Camp because his friends are doing the course. Jimmy Cross doesn’t want anything to do with the war or anything to do with being a leader. The item that Jimmy Cross carries with him are pictures of his classmate named Martha.

This student sample by Nancy Lager is an average paper. The author has used clear and simple grammar to put her points across. Thus, the paper is suitable and easily understandable by both intellectuals and laymen. Also, every paragraph of the student sample has the main idea. For instance, the first paragraph is the introduction of the whole paper while the second paragraph talks about why Sammy did not like his place of work and why he eventually quit. The third paragraph focuses on the location of Sammy place of work and in the last paragraph. Nancy gives his views about the whole story. However, there are problems with the sample paper. First, the author does not give a clear thesis

Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, is about a platoon of soldiers fighting in the Vietnam war and the life of the alpha company. This book also talks about the experiences each soldier has during the war. This war created many lasting physiological and emotional effects on the soldiers that is shown throughout the novel in the various stories told by O’Brien. O’Brien’ purpose is that the Vietnam War created lasting emotional and physiological effects on the soldiers. My purpose is to explain how O’Brien effectively uses repetition and description to support his purpose.

One literary technique prominent in The Things They Carried, particularly in the story by the same name, is symbolism. Throughout this story, O’Brien mentions all the things that the soldiers carry with them, both physical and emotional. However, the physical items that the men carried is more than just

“The Things They Carried’ by Tim O’Brien is a novel whose theme is not only related to soldiers but to everyday people as well. The theme of this novel lies in the struggles that soldiers bear, both physically and emotionally. The title —The Things They Carried— and most of

The story "A&P" by John Updike, deals with Sammy facing a test in his young manhood. Dealing with being accepted by society as opposed to making mature decisions in society. Sammy sees three girls walk in the store with bikini's on and his lust takes over, yet one out of the three named Queenie he loves the most. During this era of the story setting women's rights were very strict in regards to sexism, culture, and imprisonment. Updike's writing is very transparent for readers to see behind the veil on what is really going on in society. My sociological critical theory is "A&P" shows innovative ways of Updike exposing sexism, culture, and imprisonment and how it still affects the world today.

In “A&P”, the author John Updike demonstrates the importance of choices and their consequences. It is important that someone considers everything that could occur before making a decision. Updike uses the characters of Sammy, the three girls in bathing suits, and Lengel in the story to show how important it is to carefully contemplate the consequences of their choices.

The first part of the quote matches with the first story, The Things They Carried. The story told about the items that each soldier took with them to the war. The quote

The short story “A&P” by John Updike is one of the most captivating short stories full of actions from the first words when the three girls dressed in bathing suits enter the A&P to when they are leaving in a hurry followed by the unexpected quitting of Sammy. It is very hard to predict what happens next and the whole story is filled with suspense right from the beginning to the end when the reader is left wondering what will happen to Sammy. The whole story is told from Sammy’s point of view and it shows the naivety of young people who often do things out of emotions instead of reason. Updike’s choice of characters is very exciting and the roles they are given suit them and bring out the intended meaning. Unlike Sammy

In "The Things They Carried," O'Brien made reference to the Vietnam war that was closely associated with the physical, psychological, and emotional weight the soldiers beared.  The overall method of presentation of this story incorporated many different outlooks on the things the soldiers carried, dealt with, and were forced to adapt to.  In addition to this, O'Brien showed us the many reasons why and how the soldiers posessed these things individually and collectively and how they were associated directly and indirectly.  The strong historical content in "The Things They Carried" helped emphasize the focus of the story and establish a clearer understanding of details in the

Bentley, Greg W.. "Sammy's Erotic Experience: Subjectivity and Sexual Difference in John Updike's 'A & P'." Journal of the Short Story In English 43 (2004): 121-141. Gale Group. Web. 18 Nov. 2013.

Many life events occurred following this platoon of soldiers that will forever be remembered. Tim O'Brien once said, “The thing about remembering is that you won't forget” (pg #). Through war, many tragedies, excitement, and small unforgettable events that happened with these soldiers. They will never forget the burdens, shame, and the deaths and mortality they experienced in the Vietnam War. The novel The Things They Carried by Tim ‘O'Brien is about Vietnam war stories. O’Brien also appears in the books as the protagonist. In this platoon, he is led by Jimmy Cross, the shepherd of the group. His other comrades in the squad are Norman Bowker, Henry Dobbins, and lastly Rat Kiley. They all have their own variety of stories to express the baggage of deaths, internal struggles, and

Tim O’Brien’s, The Things they Carried is a riveting tale of struggle and sacrifice, self indulgence and self pity, and the intrapersonal battles that reeked havoc on even the most battle tested soldiers. O’Brien is able to express these ideas through eloquent writing and descriptive language that makes the reader feel as if he were there. The struggle to avoid cowardice is a prevailing idea in all of O’Brien’s stories.