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to think about such things, yet memories continue to crop up in bits and pieces, in a haphazard fashion. He will start stories a...

or another. In the case of the Vietnam War, and OBriens book, the consequence of war was, in many cases, age. As we shall see, the...

from the text. However, the traumatic experiences that torture him do come out, but, they do so slowly, in bits and pieces. Somet...

his or her own emotional baggage. Some of that baggage inevitably includes fear, guilt, homesickness, anger, and that struggle bet...

This five page report analyzes the structure utilized by Tim O'Brien. The contention is presented that this utilization effectiv...

totally true (p. 89). The sole criteria that OBrien supports for telling a "true" war story is this: "It comes down to gut instin...

at those responsible for the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. In other words, education is supposed to take a neutral appr...

Jesus Christ is especially compelling in the character of Jimmy Cross. His initials of J.C. and his surname are calculated refere...

Bowker has faced tremendous adversity within his life; having addressed his combat circumstances with a combination of strength an...

and its necessity in order to survive. "Worms, Rat Kiley said. Right out of the grave...The men laughed. They all felt great re...

They Carried, this influence and perspective are most evident. OBrien mentions that most of the guys there called their life in A...

sense of purpose. An examination of this novel demonstrates that reading this novel would be, in all likelihood, totally demoraliz...

In five pages this paper discusses how the author is able to blur reality and fiction through his unique novel structure in The Th...

only one right way to do something. As artists we are only limited by our imaginations. The same is true for from one "ism" or p...

In 3 pages this paper examines modernism in terms of definition and how it applies to these works of world literature. There is 1...

a certain credibility to what the reader ultimately experiences between the books covers. Indeed, it is often difficult to discer...

rather jumbled form in both of these novels proves to be the perfect medium for reflecting the chaotic psychological landscape of ...

In six pages this paper considers classical and contemporary examples of war literature. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliog...

In five pages this paper examines modernism in a contrast and comparison of 2 types of cultural expression. Two sources are cited...

war (OBrien). Martha is a symbol of what we might call the "all-American girl." Cross speculates endlessly on whether or not she ...

to be examined is Jimmy Cross. The narrator indicates that, "First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha...

incredibly exaggerated that his stories were immensely entertaining. But, in the case of OBriens novel one must perhaps insist tha...

with a wretched climate where theyre always hot and miserable, where they cant tell friend from foe, and where half their battles ...

attempt to keep some connection to that life, and to the sane reality of such a life, through the things they carry which remind t...

with those people. Id be screaming at them, telling them how much I detested their blind, thoughtless, automatic acquiescence to i...

A seemingly reliable third-person narrator tells these stories. In "Luck," a clergyman tells Mr. Clemens about a revered Crimean ...

book of the same name is a moving account of a platoon of "grunts" in Vietnam. This paper discusses various aspects of the story a...

in Vietnam. As the war fades further into the past, its important that authors like OBrien continue to remind Americans of the dif...

the last thing he says is "My boots are filling" and hes gone (Erdrich). Lyman jumps in and searches for him until the sun sets, b...

In five pages this report examines how lives were impacted by the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement in a consideration of ...