Blog #3 Assignment "The Things They Carried

"The Things They Carried"

In his story "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien, he describes a group of soldiers marching through Vietnam. He does this by describing the items that each of them carries with him during the march. The soldier’s carries martial and non metrical items .Each soldier carried things that represent their personality and belief. Beside all these thing s soldiers carries their lives too.Even though the story focuses on Jimmy cross I find Rat Kiley interesting person. Rat Kiley is flat character because he did not change. As medic he carried medical supplies such as a “canvas satchel filled with morphine” and “plasma and malaria tablets and surgical tape”. Rat is a great and brave medic and he takes care of the other men even when he is frightened for his own life. Especially when facing danger. He never cared if there is shooting when it comes to wounded soldiers. When Ted lavender was shot Rat Kiley become very deep emotional and did not believe it.Also one of the most interesting things he carried with comic books. He really enjoyed reading funny stories especially during the war. Also his sense of humor helped during difficulty and emotional situations. He made jokes almost about everything and even worms that he hated the most. Tim and the soldiers admire him because he has sense of humor. His sense of humor help it soldiers forgets the fear of the war. Form his personality we learned that life is all about how we shape it even in the worst situation, we need to laugh and forget about the pain that we have inside and outside