The things they carried

In war, there are no winners. That's what readers take away from Tim O'Brien's book about the Vietnam War, The Things They Carried, in the 20 years since its publication. O'Brien shares what he carries from his time in Vietnam.

Quote from Tim O'Brien

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman #achievement. – Albert Camus

This quote describes all the emotional Weight they carried in their minds.

They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried. -The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

“I want you to feel what I felt. I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth.” ― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

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The Things They Carried quotes with page numbers help you find and reference your favorite quotes. The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien, shares stories about what some American soldiers carried in the Vietnam war. Some of the things they carried were intangible, such as guilt and fear, while other things they carried were tangible, such as matches and weapons. Reading reviews, soldiers who fought in Vietnam remembered things differently.

Last week, I discussed the first half of this quote from the piece “Notes” in Tim O’Brien’s book, “The Things They Carried.” By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths. You make up others. You start sometimes with an incident that truly happene and you carry it forward by inventing incidents that did not in fact occur but that nonetheless help to clarify and explain. “The Things They Carried” is an excellent book. Anyone…

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