The Things They Carried
O'Brien describes going to war as an act of______
Cowardice
How does the "Young Soldier" (often identified as O’Brien himself) react to Kiowa’s death?
He focuses on finding a lost picture of his girlfriend.
never
"It’s to keep the dead alive, to bring them back into the light of the present." What is the word that best defines bringing back the dead?
Resurrection
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one thing ___ the other.
is
A paradox is a statement, proposition, or situation that seems self-_____________but upon closer investigation, reveals a deeper, often profound truth.
Contradictory
Who felt the burden of responsibility for Kiowa's death?
Lieutenant Jimmy Cross
"I know one thing; that I know nothing" is an example of a__________.
paradox
In "How to Tell a True War Story," _who_ tells a story about a troop that hears music in the mountains.
Mitchell Sanders
A character must decide whether to do the right thing or the easy thing. This is an example of an _____conflict.
internal
In "On the Rainy River," 'Brien considers social exile as more of a motivator than the fear of______.
death
O'Brien is sympathetic to which character's decision to shoot himself?
Rat Kiley
Rat Kiley’s torture of the baby water buffalo is a reaction to what?
The senseless death of Curt Lemon.
shame
_____ are personal or societal beliefs regarding right and wrong behavior, enabling cooperative living.
Morals
In "On the Rainy River," Elroy Berdahl's presence functions as a mirror to O'Brien's own________.
conscience
In "Night Life," Rat Kiley’s descent into mental instability is triggered by what?
"the silence" - the lack of external stimuli allowing the mind to become a predator.
How does the "Young Soldier" (often identified as O’Brien himself) react to Kiowa’s death?
He focuses on finding a lost picture of his girlfriend.
Which aspect of "_______-truth" does O’Brien most frequently criticize as being inadequate because it doesn't convey the "gut feeling" of an experience
happening
A ______ act is a non-verbal gesture, action, or object used to convey a specific, often political or social, message without words.
symbolic
O'Brien prioritizes the emotional impact and "feel" of an event over ____________.
objective, chronological facts.
For O'Brien, what acts as a defense mechanism against the finality of death?
Storytelling
O'Brien values ___________ impact over objective, chronological facts.
emotional
In "The Lives of the Dead," O’Brien writes, "I’m forty-three years old... and I’m still at that prep school at the age of nine. This is a ______narrative where the past and present are constantly intersecting.
A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant ________ that is hard to escape, similar to being stuck in soft, wet, boggy ground.
situation