The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien (1990)
“A Vietnam veteran blurs autobiography and fiction to ask the only question that matters: what is a war story really for?”
EraContemporary / Vietnam War
Pages233
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances9
Major Themes
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war
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truth
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storytelling
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memory
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