Title: The Things They Carried Summary
Product review: In this story, Tom O' Brien describes the things the men carried with them when they went off to war in Vietnam. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, carried love letters from his crush, Martha. He was in love with her but Martha didnt feel the same way for him. A machine gunner, Henry Dobbins, carries his girlfreinds pantyhose around his neck. Ted Lavendar carries marijuana and tranquilizers to calm himself when needed. Later He got shot and died and while they were waiting for the helicopter to arrive to take his body away, the other soldiers smoked his marijuana and made jokes about how he was probably numb when he got shot form all the tranquilizers. Not only are the men carring physical things, but also their emotional burdens. Most men were in their late teens and early tewnties. and had never been taught any kind of training, so at the end they were relieved to still be alive. The men in the story learn that it is better to be loved, than to lead.
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