1. The Things They Carried By Justin Ehrenpreis

2. Author

Tim O Brian

3. Setting

Vietnam 1968

4. Genre

Meta-fiction

Part true part false

5. Characters

By Justin Ehrenpreis

6. Lt. Jimmy Cross

In love with collage girl Martha 24 years old

Carries

T- Letters and Two pictures

IT- Cannot have Marthas love

-responsibility for his men

-Guilt (After Lavenders death)

7. Henry Dobbins

Big man

Raps girlfriends panty hose around neck

8. Dave Jensen

hygiene

9. Ted Lavender

Shot urinating on break

Carries-

T- carries dope (pot), tranquilizers

IT- Fear

10. Mitchell Sanders

Radio Tech Officer

11. Rat Kelley

Medic

Carries comic books

12. Lee Strank

Carries T- Slingshot, Tan loation

13. Norman Bowker

Comes home to Iowa

Lost himself

Seven medals, didnt get silver star

Fourth of July, Trouble adjusting

14. Kiowa

Native American Baptist

T- Carried New Testament, moccasins

15. Azar

Blew up Ted Lavenders puppy

16. Curt Lemon

Stepped on mine blown up into a tree

17. Literary Terms

Conflict between Norman Bowker and himself-

He had trouble adjusting

Mood- frustration

Imagery- Norman Bowker saw fire works by the water

18. Conflict

Jimmy Cross- loves her but she doesnt love her back

Ted Lavender and Azar-

Blew up Ted Lavenders puppy