The Basics
The author of The Things They Carried
Who is Tim O'Brien?
Carries letters and a picture of Martha
Who is Lt. Jimmy Cross?
The Lieutenant who blamed the death of one of his men on his daydreaming
Who is Lt. Jimmy Cross?
Would run around Vietnamese villages naked, playing "trick or treat"
Who is Ted Lemon?
The intangible items that the men carry with them (name two)
What are grief, fear, ghosts, and/or love?
The novel is set in Vietnam during these years
What is 1968-70?
Carries the New Testament and a distrust of the white man
Who is Kiowa?
The soldier who made tasteless jokes and played pranks on the men.
Who is Azar?
Stepped on a land mine while playing with Rat Kiley
Who is Curt Lemon?
O'Brien's reason for not running away to Canada when he had the chance
What is cowardice?
The name of the platoon that Tim O'Brien was in during the war.
What is Alpha Company?
Carried his girlfriend's pantyhose
Who is Henry Dobbins?
The medic of the company who tells the story of Mary Ann.
Who is Rat Kiley?
Shot through the head in Vietnam - "zapped while zipping"
Who is Ted Lavender?
This is the way you can keep the dead alive according to O'Brien
What is telling stories?
The Viet Cong were these
Who was the enemy of the US forces in Vietnam?
Used tranquilizers and dope to stay "mellow"
Who is Ted Lavender?
The person who believes that a pair of pantyhose are a talisman.
Who is Henry Dobson?
The person who said, "Once you're alive, you can never be dead"
Who is Linda?
Being inside a book that nobody's reading.
What is it like to be dead according to Linda?
A type of warfare used by both sides during the war, in which one side attacks by surprise.
What is ambushing?
Comic books, morphine, and M&Ms
What did Rat Kiley carry?
They got into a fight over a pocketknife (2 names)
Who are Lee Strunk and Dave Jensen?
Took tranquilizers to stay "mellow" during the war.
Who is Ted Lavendar?
Characteristics of a true war story (list two)
What is never moral, cannot be believed, never seems to end, does not generalize, is without a point, and is never about war?