The Basics of The War
The author of The Things They Carried
Who is Tim O'Brien?
Letters, a picture of Martha and a pebble sent by her.
Who is Jimmy Cross?
Sank into the muck of the village latrine; five men had to pull his body out
Who is Kiowa?
The intangible items that the men carry with them (name two)
What is grief, fear, ghosts, love?
The Vietnam War occured during these years
What is 1959-1975?
New Testament and distrust of the whiteman
Who is Kiowa
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 pride/cowardice?
The name of the company that Tim O'Brien was in during the war before getting shot
What is Alpha Company?
Girlfriend's pantyhose
Who is Henry Dobbins?
Died of a brain tumor when O'Brien was young
Who is Linda?
This is how you can keep the dead alive
What is telling stories?
The American Army's enemy (who were they fighting?) in the Vietnam War?
What is the Viet Cong?
Tranquilizers and dope
Who is Ted Lavender?
Shot through the head in Vietnam - "zapped while zipping". Looked peaceful after his death.
Who is Ted Lavender?
Characteristics of a true war story (list two)
What is never moral, difficult to separate what really happened from what seemed to happen, cannot be believed, never seems to end, do not generalize, there is not a point, and never about war.
Defoliant that was used to clear the jungle in the Vietnam war.
What is Agent Orange?
Comic books and M&Ms
Who is Rat Kiley?
Survived the war, but felt he had no purpose back at home
Who is Norman Bowker?
Norman Bowker's request to Tim after the war
What is writing a story about how people are really affected by the war?