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The Things They Carried Vietnam War Tim O’Brien The Sergeant’s Private Madhouse Spanish-American War Stephen Crane War Jack London. War Theme Study Asha Paul. Fear. “It had nothing to do with morality. Embarrassment, that’s all it was” (O’Brien 59). Fear of Death Fear of Being a Coward - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Things They Carried Vietnam War Tim O’Brien
The Sergeant’s Private Madhouse Spanish-American War
Stephen Crane
WarJack London
War Theme StudyAsha Paul
Fear• Fear of Death• Fear of Being a Coward• Fear of the Enemy
• Results in– Paranoia– Anxiety– Frustration– Emotional Stress
Why Fear?Very Young
Face to Face with DeathDangers Everywhere
“He might have sat on his horse with the careless grace of his youth
had he not been so catlike and tense” (London)
“It had nothing to do with morality. Embarrassment, that’s all it was”
(O’Brien 59)
“You’re never more alive
than when you’re almost
dead” (O’Brien 81)
Loneliness• Longing for a companion• On lookout in pitch darkness
• Fear of leaving someone behind: soldiers choose not to make relationships
• Abandoned family and friends for a whole new life at war
“He was appalled by his own loneliness” (London)
Wilderness• Peace in the Wild• Chance for Reflection• Soldiers have conversations with nature• The Woods Mean Safety and Hiding
Symbolizes a Good Friend
Mysterious and Strange PhenomenaAnimals, Trees, Grass Speaking to the Characters
Random Singing Ends a Battle Scout Does Not Shoot the Ginger Beard Man
The soldiers are affected psychologically by the war This mean peculiar occurrences
“Both sides took a spell of meditation” (Crane)