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In The Things They Carried , the characters themselves probably couldnot tell you why they carried many of the things they did. The things theycarried can be divided into three basic groups, the things that everyone had tocarry in order to survive, the things that individuals chose to carry, and themental burdens that many carried without choice. ... " Many things Lt. Cross carries were carried by all,including: military equipment, stationery, photographs, diseases, food, the landof Vietnam itself, their lives, and even more. ... Hecarries these things to remind him of her, of his feelings for her. ... Jimmy and his men were not very courageous, they did not do heroic things, and they did not even fight in many battles. ... “They carried a soldiers greatest fear, which was the fear of blushing. ... Everyone in the story had there own things they carried, some carried lucky pebbles like Jimmy and others carried the New Testament like Kiowa.
Approximate Word count = 794
Approximate Pages = 3.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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