The Things They Carried

This novel really made me feel what some of the soldiers of The Vietnam War must have felt. Through Mr. O’Brien’s words I felt such things as the loss of companions and the all out horror of war itself. As a whole the novel was very touching. Since this book does take place during a war most of the situations that take place are those I don’t have much experience with. Although, I do know what losing a close friend is like. I also understand the value of camaraderie. According to my knowledge of these two things I can see some of the hardships that were bared in this novel, and I can understand at least a part of what some of these men endured. I also understand the horror of war that is so prevalent in the novel. This novel contains many aspects of life all portrayed as a collection of stories.

The main point of view in this story is usually the storyteller himself, but sometimes another character would jump in and the storyteller would tell the story from another man’s point of view. The previous provides a kind of hazy view of where the storyteller actually belongs in the story, but the latter shows the skill of the story teller in being able to recite a story from another man’s poin

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Approximate Word count = 1573
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)