Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Eating Them Away
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For young people, the Vietnam War is a thing of the past and they can
only learn about it from second hand sources. In Tim O'brien's The Things
They Carried, it becomes very apparent that the Vietnam conflict has
proved to be one that many of the participants have not been able move
away from, whi ....
Middle of paper
.... all over the country, but before their
departure, he returns to the field where he feels he lost everything. On
this list he includes his honor, his best friend, and all faith in himself.
For O'Brien, evidence of the parasite is not solely in his return Vietnam,
but rather a constant personal preoccupation that seems to flow through
the collection of stories. O'Brien shows how the memories of the war take
on a parasitic form, and uses himself as an example.
In the chapter ³Speaking of Cour ....
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