Characters
He is the platoon's medic.
Who is Rat Kiley?
This was Tim O'Brien's moral split.
What is deciding to go to war or to run away to Canada?
This is what Mary Anne Belle represents.
What is how much a soldier changes during the war?
Jimmy Cross carries a pebble that reminds him of Martha in this unusual spot.
What is his mouth?
Definition for metafiction.
What is fiction about fiction?
The commander who blamed himself for the people who died in his squad while distracted by thoughts of home.
Who is Lieutenant Jimmy Cross?
Chapter where Lt. Jimmy Cross decides to give up his past and focus on the war because of guilt for losing a soldier.
What is the first chapter, The Things They Carried?
The name of the place on the Rainy River where Tim O'Brien stayed.
He carries pantyhose to remind him of home.
Who is Henry Dobbins?
Tim O'Brien shifts to this time period in-between stories of war.
What is the present?
The soldier who had trouble adjusting to being home and drove around in circles trying to pass the time.
Who is Norman Bowker?
This character gradually earns Alpha Company’s respect as a medic.
Who is Bobby Jorgenson?
This character symbolizes acceptance for the soldiers and is seen as God-like.
Who is Elroy Berdahl?
These are the three items Kiowa always carries.
What are the New Testament, moccasins, and a feather hatchet.
This character fears a pact will cost him his life.
Who is Lee Strunk?
This character pulled off Linda's cap.
Who is Nick Veenhof?
The noise in the mountains when the soldiers go on the listening patrol is compared to this.
What is a coctail party?
This is what Linda symbolizes.
What is Tim O'Brien's first experience with death and learning how to make the dead alive?
This soldier gave the thumb to Norman Bowker.
Who is Mitchell Sanders?
The soldier who said, "That night when Kiowa got wasted, I sort of sank down into the sewage with him."
Who is Norman Bowker?
The man who gave Tim shelter and was influential in his decision to go to war.
Who is Elroy Berdahl?
This soldier has a reputation for overexaggerating stories.
Who is Rat Kiley?
This character represents the audience throughout the book.
Who is Kathleen O'Brien?
This is the heaviest burden the men carry.
What is the fear of showing cowardice / fear?
What O'Brien learns about himself in "The Ghost Soldiers."