Objects written into stories
Often times, there is much more to a story line than characters, narration, and dialogue. Physical objects many times plays an important part in the plot of the story. Significant objects in stories can be very simple objects, but have a nonliteral meaning that is important to the plot. "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien is an example of a story in which objects significantly enhances the characterization of all of the characters. This story takes place in Vietnam during the Vietnam war, in approximately 1968. This war setting is appropriate for its publication date in 1990, the first year of Desert Storm. Tim O'Brien's, "The Things They Carried" uses objects to make statements about character traits, to contrast the non-literal 'objects' that the men carried and they also make Jimmy Cross a changing character. O'Brien uses objects to make indirect statements about the characters of the story, by listing the things that they carried. The reader does not get a vivid picture of the character, but rather a hint of his personalities and interests. In paragraph two, O'Brien lists briefly what each of his men had in his possession (Roberts and Jacobs 61). By saying that Dave Jensen carried a toothbrush, soap, and denta
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Approximate Word count = 875
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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