Term Papers on The Things They Carried: Possessions Of Character

Term Paper Title	The Things They Carried: Possessions Of Character
# of Words	368
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.47

The Things They Carried: Possessions of Character

     "The Things They Carried," by Tim O'Brien, contains many references to
"possessions of character."    Many things Lt. Cross carries were carried by all,
including: military equipment, stationery, photographs, diseases, food, the land
of Vietnam itself, their lives, and even more.  O'Brien highlights these along
with special things that Lt. Jimmy Cross carries.  He, thus,  reveals something
of what Cross values.  Belongings reflect his character and thoughts. "Grief,
terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own
mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight."
     Lt. Jimmy Cross carries letters and a pebble from Martha, a girl whom he
cares about greatly, but she does not share the same emotions for him.  He
carries these things to remind him of her, of his feelings for her.  At the end
of every day he ritually unwraps them and reads them.  These letters are light
in weight, only ten ounces, but prove to be a heavy burden.  Above all, he
carries the responsibility for the lives of his men. He is dreaming when
Lavender is shot, and so...

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