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Stockings
What does Dobbins use as a good luck charm?
100
Through a structure that follows each story and character
How does O'Brien establish order within disorder through storytelling?
100
He breaks his own nose
What is Jensen's way of creating disorder?
100
America itself, big and strong, full of good intentions, a roll of fat jiggling at his belly.
What does Henry Dobbins represent?
200
Grief, terror, love and longing
What are non-material possessions the soldiers carried?
200
"You keep writing these war stories, so I guess you must've killed somebody"
What does Kathleen tell her father about his war stories?
200
He brings his girlfriend to Vietnam
What is Mark Fossie's way of creating order?
200
The village of My Khe
Where did O'Brien kill/witness the murder of the man?
300
Love letters, photographs and cigarettes
What are some other possessions that help the soldiers maintain order within disorder?
300
His silence shows a form of order as a contrast to O'Brien's disorder and panic about going to war.
What is Elroy's significance?
300
He tells his war stories in order to cope with the chaos and violence he experienced
What is O'Brien's main way of creating order within disorder?
300
Cross, O'Brien, the boy, Norman, Azar and other soldiers
Who feels guilty for Kiowa's death?
400
Three pairs of socks and a can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder as a precaution against trench foot.
What did Dave Jensen carry?
400
"Notes"
Where does O'Brien reveal Norman Bowker's significance and influence on his life?
400
The lieutenants were trained to treat soldiers as interchangeable units of command.
How does military training establish order within disorder?
400
Neither one of the two can be generalized
How can war and peace be paralleled?
500
The poncho
Which of Ted Lavender's possessions is mentioned in the first chapter of the book that is later used to carry his dead body?
500
All those stories
What is Tim O'Brien's true obsession?
500
When her entirely family and home is destroyed, she continues to dance without interruption.
What is the significance of the girl dancing on order within disorder?
500
Tip Top Lodge
Where did O'Brien stay when he was running away from home/the war?