The Things They Carried

Kattie Shull
Katherine Minott
English 102
August 24, 2012
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried was written by OBrien and was publish in 1986. OBrien was drafted into the Vietnam state of war which gives him some knowledge on war and what happens during it. In this short story he wrote somewhat Lieutenant Cross and how he was in love with a wo men named Martha. He was also the leader of his squad and was always on lookout for the enemy since he was responsible for his mens lives. Cross is responsible for the death of Lavenders life because he was twenty-four hours dreaming of Martha, not keeping his mind on War and he loved Martha more than he loved his men therefore his just way to keep his mind take up he was to burn the letters that Martha sent.
Martha was a college student in New Jersey, an English major. She would send him letters sent pictures of her, in one picture she was standing by a wall, her eye where grey and neutral as she glanced straight into the camera. In the another(prenominal) picture she was horizontal to the floor trying to hit the disperse ball, in her white gym shorts. He would think roughly(predicate) her playing volleyball in her white gym shorts, about touching her legs and imagining she was a virgin.



His mind would play scripts of them together so far though he knew Martha did not love him as he loved her; he still liked the thought of them and could only imagine. She would always sign her letters with Love, even though he knew it was just a form of writing he would take in that she really meant it. He would hump her letters, pebble that she sent him for a pricey luck charm and her photos while he marched on with the thorniness sweet thought that she was his but with the realization that she may run short to someone else.
As his comrades and himself where watch for enemies, Lee Strunk crawled through the cut into that the enemies made but Lieutenant Cross found himself watching but not fully engaged. His thoughts where focused on Martha on the white sands in the...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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