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Tim O’Brien. The Things they carried. Burdens, physical and emotional The fear of shame The subjectivity of “truth” especially in storytelling. Themes. Christianity Storytelling Ambiguous morality Isolation and loneliness Atavism. motifs. The jungle and its landscape
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Tim O’Brien The Things they carried
Burdens, physical and emotional The fear of shame The subjectivity of “truth” especially in storytelling Themes
Christianity Storytelling Ambiguous morality Isolation and loneliness Atavism motifs
The jungle and its landscape The dead Vietnamese soldier Kathleen (daughter) Linda (5th grade classmate) symbols