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torn apart, and how a part of them is destroyed. As an example, "Cross carried letters from a girl names Martha" (OBrien 1). Oth...

to war because they felt it was their calling to engage in warfare. They were all relatively innocent and ignorant about war and a...

demonstrations and anti-Vietnam War protests. Majoring in political science at St. Paul, Minnesotas Macalester College, writing a...

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

Sammys gift is his "assertion of principle": "His Queenie has been wronged, and he will stand by her" (Wells). Wells points out th...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

to. He also carried a strobe light to illuminate their oftentimes-dark path, and he also carried "the responsibility for his men"...

the slave mentality without thought it seems. As she develops in the book she comes to realize that it is very frightening how ...

without ever becoming preachy. Tim OBrien wrote Things They Carried, and not so coincidentally, the texts narrator was also named...

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...

for his death (Wells, 1931, 469). In effect, Caesar was consumed with one goal: to satisfy the desires and urges of Caesar. Well...

B horror movies, or direct "Pee Wee Hermans Big Adventure?" Some what of a chameleon, himself isnt he? Lets see how much. Biogra...

commanding warrior, whose exploits had become legendary among the Igbo villagers. Unfortunately, Okonkwo was more successful on...

In five pages this paper examines the power of truth as represented in Marsha Norman's Pulitzer prize winning play. There are 4 ...

In eight pages this paper examines the father and son prime ministers of Jamaica Norman Washington and Michael Norman Manley. Nin...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how prizefighter Benny Paret's death was presented in two essays by Norman Cousins...

By carrying food items with her all of the time she was exercising complete control over her body, the one thing that she had powe...

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

that are specific to each individuals defined social status; while one person might consider a purchased home with a white picket ...

can imagine that carrying letters around are testaments to the fact that he has a life at home. Vietnam provides a backdrop of cha...

of 2005 to determine "the most critical technology needs for law enforcement" (International Association of Chiefs of Police, 2005...