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Chapter 1: “The Things They Carried”, Study notes of Dance

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Name: ________________________
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
Tim O’Brien
STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 1: The Things They Carried
Chapter 2: Love
Chapter 3: Spin
Chapter 4: On The Rainy River
Chapter 5: Enemies
Chapter 6: Friends
Chapter 7: How to Tell a True War Story
Chapter 8: The Dentist
Chapter 9: Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
Chapter 10: Stockings
Chapter 11: Church
Chapter 12: The Man I Killed
Chapter 13: Ambush
Chapter 14: Style
Chapter 15: Speaking of Courage
Chapter 16: Notes
Chapter 17: In the Field
Chapter 18: Good Form
Chapter 19: Field Trip
Chapter 20: The Ghost Soldiers
Chapter 21: Night Life
Chapter 22: The Lives of the Dead
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Name: ________________________

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED

Tim O’Brien

STUDY GUIDE

Chapter 1: The Things They Carried Chapter 2: Love Chapter 3: Spin Chapter 4: On The Rainy River Chapter 5: Enemies Chapter 6: Friends Chapter 7: How to Tell a True War Story Chapter 8: The Dentist Chapter 9: Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong Chapter 10: Stockings Chapter 11: Church Chapter 12: The Man I Killed Chapter 13: Ambush Chapter 14: Style Chapter 15: Speaking of Courage Chapter 16: Notes Chapter 17: In the Field Chapter 18: Good Form Chapter 19: Field Trip Chapter 20: The Ghost Soldiers Chapter 21: Night Life Chapter 22: The Lives of the Dead

  1. The men carry two kinds of things—tangible and intangible. Tangible things are physical, real things that can be touched. Intangible things are those which are felt by the mind, the heart, the imagination. Please identify ten of the most important tangible AND intangible things that the soldiers carry.

TANGIBLE INTANGIBLE

Chapter 1: “The Things They Carried”

  1. The men carry objects that reveal their personalities. Please list one object for each of the following

characters, and explain what that object means to that character.

a) Lt. Jimmy Cross:

b) Ted Lavender:

c) Henry Dobbins:

d) Kiowa:

e) Mitchell Sanders:

f) Norman Bowker:

g) Rat Kiley:

h) Lee Strunk:

  1. Who is the person constantly on Lt. Jimmy Cross’s thoughts? How is this a problem for him? What does Jimmy Cross eventually do to try to solve the problem?
  1. Describe 3 examples of the “sweet” side of war.
  2. What was Bowker and Dobbins’ reason for playing checkers?
  3. List three things that describe our author, the narrator, NOW, as he writes.

A-

B-

C-

  1. Describe what waiting is like for the soldiers. Give at least one example from the text.
  2. If Tim O’Brien could use one word to describe what war was like, what word do you think he’d choose,

and why?

Chapter 3: “Spin”

  1. What does this chapter reveal to us about the effects of war?
  2. What is the tone of this chapter?
  3. How does Lee Strunk’s idea of death change after the event in October?
  4. What is ironic about the death of Lee Strunk?

Chapter 5: “Enemies”

Chapter 6: “Friends”

  1. What is the most intense moment of imagery in this chapter? What does the imagery do for the reader? (Copy down the quote and page number.)
  2. “…A true war story is never about war…” What do you think Tim O’Brien means by this?
  3. Why do you think this chapter selected to be in the novel?
  4. Does the incident with Curt Lemon make him seem more brave or more cowardly? Why?

Chapter 8: “The Dentist”

  1. “…facts were formed by sensation…” What senses does O’Brien try to appeal to in this chapter?

SIGHT

SOUND

TOUCH

TASTE

SMELL

  1. What happens to Mark Fossie’s girlfriend at the end of this chapter?
  2. Do you believe that this story is true? Do you think that things happened the way Rat Kiley says they happened?

YES/NO EXAMPLE (S):

Chapter 9: “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”

  1. What characteristics do Tim O’Brien and the man he killed have in common?
  2. Kiowa tells Tim that he only did what he had to do. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Do you think that Tim agrees or disagrees with this statement?
  3. What is the best instance of imagery in this chapter? Please provide page numbers and quotes!
  4. Why does Tim lie to his daughter Kathleen?
  5. Does Tim deserve to feel the guilt that he feels? Why/Why not?

Chapter 12: “The Man I Killed”

Chapter 13: “Ambush”

  1. Why might this girl be dancing?
  2. Why does Dobbins get angry?
  3. What do you think Dobbins means by “Dance Right”?
  4. Compare this chapter with the article: “The Other Battle: Coming Home”—about returning from the war in Iraq. Do you think that Norman Bowker experienced something like what went on for the veterans in this article? Choose one example from the article and explain how it relates to Bowker.
  5. What is it like for Norman Bowker to come home? Was there treatment for his readjustment?

Chapter 14: “Style”

Chapter 15: “Speaking of Courage”

  1. How has Lt. Jimmy Cross been trained to think of soldiers?
  2. Lt. Cross blames himself for Kiowa’s death. Do you blame him? Do you blame the young soldier? Was it an accident?
  3. Discuss this comment: “the war is no one’s fault and everyone’s fault”. Do you agree that this is true? If you had to decide what two or three forces most likely caused the Vietnam War, which forces mentioned in the text would you choose?
  4. What are stories for (or what do stories do)?
  5. Why is story truth truer than happening truth?

Chapter 1 7 : “In the Field”

Chapter 18: “Good Form”

  1. When Tim sees the field for the first time in 20 years, what does it look like? How does the change make him feel? How does it may you—the reader—feel?
  2. What would you have said to Kiowa in memorial if you stood where Tim stands, in the place of Kiowa’s death?
  3. How many times was Tim shot? Where?
  4. Who is Tim angry with in this chapter? Why? Is his anger justified?
  5. Where does Tim now feel that he belongs—in the jungle or in his safe new haven?

Chapter 19: “Field Trip”

Chapter 20: “Ghost Soldiers”

  1. A story brings people to life and saves lives too. How does it save lives? Give one example from the text. How does it bring people back? Give three examples from the text. Who, in the end of this last chapter, do stories ultimately save?
  2. What do you think was Tim O’Brien’s purpose in writing The Things They Carried?

Chapter 22: “The Lives of the Dead”