The Things They Carried - Analysis

The Things They Carried - Analysis

The survival of a soldier depends on what he wears. But, a soldier always carries his memory, amulets, and ghosts of the past along with trivial objects that remind him that there is another life beyond the war. The Alpha Company soldiers, who fought in Vietnam, are the characters that appeared in the stories Tim O'Brien. In Journey to the field, the author returns to Vietnam to find the place where his best friend died. The Rainy River tells how, after fleeing to Canada, he returned and agreed to ...