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The Things They Carry

Isaac Conover
English 113

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien's short story, The Things They Carried , is a phenomenal story that displays the elements of fiction which conveys the idea of the author. All through the story the author demonstrates the crucial elements of fiction to create a well written story. The author gives readers a beginning, middle, and an end which satisfies the reader's call for descriptive text. The Things They Carried is a well written story and holds a reader's attention.
All well written stories have a beginning, middle, and an end. This is the first element of fiction. In the beginning of The Things They Carried, the author gives a vivid description of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. This is the protagonist for The Things They Carried. Jimmy Cross is distracted by the love for a girl named Martha who is back home. Cross feels that it is his distraction that leads to the death of one of the men in his unit, Ted Lavender. This......


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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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