Tim Obrien Essay Examples

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Reflections on a Book The Things They Carried (870 words, 1 pages)

Reflections on "The Things They Carried" Analyzing the storys craftsmanship Tim OBrien wrote a story that is known as "The Things They Carried." It is a carefully crafted, detailed account of a Lieutenant and his men, the time period being right in the middle of the Vietnam war. In most ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” (353 words, 1 pages)

The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien is about soldiers in the Vietnam War. OBrien tells us about the lives of these soldiers by describing the types of items they carried in their packs. He tells about the personal items, like Jimmys pictures of Martha, and Teds dope, and even ... Read More

Analyzing The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (827 words, 3 pages)

Nobody wants to be a coward. No matter where someone is from, how they are raised, or what they believe in, nobody ever wants to say they are scared of someone or something. Looking back throughout history, the greatest leaders, specifically war leaders have always demonstrated courage, confidence, power, and ... Read More

Metafiction in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1225 words, 4 pages)

The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than the exposed ones Cheryl Hughes. For a soldier at war, the difference between the truth and lies can become blurred. Tim OBrien uses Metafiction within his novel to show the mental strain ... Read More

Analyzing On The Rainy River In The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien (827 words, 2 pages)

On The Rainy River is a chapter taken from the book The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien. In this reading the main character, also Tim OBrien, is faced with a choice. During the summer of 1968 Tim graduates from college and shortly after receives a draft notice in the ... Read More

PTSD in The Things They Carried (2318 words, 7 pages)

According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, about 20 out of 100 Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and 30 in 100 Veterans of the Vietnam War. PTSD, short for posttraumatic disorder, is an anxiety disorder that was first named in ... Read More

What is the Truth about War? An Analysis of Tim Oâ€™Brien’s How to Tell a True War Story (566 words, 2 pages)

The story How to Tell a True War Story is writing by Tim OBrien, about his buddy Bob Kiley that everyone called Rat. Rat was in the Vietnam War. OBrien has demousotes that war is confusing, deceiving, and rejoices full.OBrien tells his buddy Rat Vietnam War story and shows the ... Read More

The Theme of Love in Tim O’Brien’s Short Story The Things They Carried (1870 words, 6 pages)

Loving someone who does not admire you back is probably the worst of the emptiest feelings a person should hope to never experience. However, the worst kind of emptiness is the feeling you have when someone gets injured because someone elses head was somewhere other than where it should be. ... Read More

An Analysis of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried (776 words, 4 pages)

A million things all at once-I was too good for this war. (42, On the Rainy River) War is never a joyous occasion for anyone, let alone the guy who gets the draft notice during the Vietnam War. In Tim OBriens The Things They Carried, he brings to the surface ... Read More

Analysis of The Things They Carried (1596 words, 5 pages)

The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien is a short story that discusses burden, love, and sacrifice. The story is narrated by OBrien and it relays his experiences and actual battles he was involved in when he had served time in the Vietnam War. In The Things They Carried by ... Read More

An Analysis of The Things They Carried by Tim Oâ€™Brien (1596 words, 5 pages)

The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien is a short story that discusses burden, love, and sacrifice. The story is narrated by OBrien and it relays his experiences and actual battles he was involved in when he had served time in the Vietnam War. In The Things They Carried by ... Read More

Motivation Behind Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried (1596 words, 5 pages)

The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien is a short story that discusses burden, love, and sacrifice. The story is narrated by OBrien and it relays his experiences and actual battles he was involved in when he had served time in the Vietnam War. In The Things They Carried by ... Read More

The Regret of Soldiers in The Man I Killed, a Part of the Book The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1505 words, 4 pages)

The extract before me is from the short story, The Man I killed, which is a part of a collection of short stories, The things they carried, authored by war writer Tim O Brien.Tim OBrien was a soldier who had fought in the Vietnam War for the USA. The war ... Read More

A Between Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway and Speaking of Courage by Tim O’Brien (2170 words, 6 pages)

Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home. In the two short stories, Soldiers Home by Ernest Hemingway and Speaking of Courage by Tim OBrien, each of the characters Krebs and Berlin show the difficulties it has on a soldier returning home from war. Both characters illustrate ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of the Ideas of O’Brien on What Makes a War Story True (379 words, 1 pages)

How does Facing It progress emotionally from beginning to end? How does the title relate to this emotional progression?How can you tell if a war story is really true? Do you agree or disagree with what OBrien says to make a war story true?According to Tim OBrien, there are quite ... Read More

The Memories of Vietnam in The Things They Carried, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (611 words, 2 pages)

The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the second longest war in American History, lasting about 10 years. Not only was the Vietnam war a long war, but it was quite possibly one of the most violent wars fought in history,, which of course nobody really wanted to ... Read More

The Theme of War and Conflict in The Things They Carried, a Book by Tim O’Brien (584 words, 3 pages)

War and Conflict EssayWar and Conflict have both affected many lives. Conflicts have caused arguments, fights, and ,usually, has ended great relationships. While War may be about the same thing, it has ended lives instead of relationships. War gives paranoia, instead of relief. Sometimes it even gives insanity. They both ... Read More

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Gender Discrimination, Dehumanization and Death in The Things They Carried, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (1861 words, 7 pages)

The Things They Carried authored by Tim OBrien is a partial fabled narrative and partial historical account of the Vietnam War (1955-1973). Throughout the novel OBrien links the martial theme to what soldiers typically undergo as a result of their participation in war such as post-traumatic stress, gender-discrimination, dehumanization and ... Read More

The Hero’s Journey Archetype in On the Rainy River in The Things They Carried, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (2103 words, 6 pages)

An Application of the Archetype of the Heros Journey to Tim OBriens On the Rainy RiverTim OBrien is known for his realistic fiction, often involving a character similar to himself. One such character is the narrator in On the Rainy River. This narrator, who is also known as Tim OBrien, ... Read More

The Real and Fake Stories in The Things They Carried, a Book by Tim O’Brien (576 words, 2 pages)

The Honest and Deceitfulness of StorytellingWhenever people tell stories, the narrator can tell it in various ways. In The Things They Carry by Tim OBrien, mentions that By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths. You make up others. You ... Read More

The Emotional Effects of the Vietnam War on Soldiers in The Things They Carried, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (1081 words, 4 pages)

The Weight of Emotional Burdens The Things They Carried, the deep, raw, and emotion-filled meta-fiction novel written by Tim OBrien displays the true hardships himself and his fellow soldiers experienced within the Vietnam War. OBrien discusses many different topics and themes throughout the many stories shared, but one tends to ... Read More

The Concept of War in The Things They Carried, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (1403 words, 4 pages)

What is War?Imagine being in a war, you dont know what is going to happen, and each moment might be your last. In the novel, The Things They Carried, by Tim OBrien, he explains what the war is truly like. The war follows many characters through their experiences in the ... Read More

The Physical and Mental Burdens in The Things They Carried, a Book by Tim O’Brien (1832 words, 6 pages)

The Things They CarriedWhile some Americans strongly oppose war and others give undying support to it, theres virtually nobody that doesnt back the soldiers themselves. As the old saying goes hate the game, not the player. They arent fighting because they hate whats in front of them, but because they ... Read More

The Shame and Guilt of Soldiers in The Things They Carried, a Short Story by Tim O’Brien (1501 words, 6 pages)

Tim OBriens story, The Things They Carried, is more than just a war story. It beautifully depicts the shame and guilt that soldiers had to live for throughout the war, and unfortunately, the rest of their lives. Through the stories and experiences of soldiers in Tim OBriens vicinity, the Alpha ... Read More

An Argument against V. S. Naipul’s Perception on Non-Fiction Literature (321 words, 1 pages)

Assignment Explain whether you feel that only non-fiction writing counts as a vehicle to convey experience and the truth about the human condition.V.S Naipaul, British Nobel laureate, argues that non-fiction is the only practical method of writing that depicts todays world accurately, since fiction does not account for the complexities ... Read More

A Review of The Things They Carried and The Vietnam in Me, Two Works by Tim O’Brien (601 words, 2 pages)

Having read The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien and this nonfiction (memoir) essay about the same experience, how might you counter or support V.S. Naipauls assertion that only nonfiction could capture the complexities of todays world?What characteristics do those two pieces of writing share?How are they different (language-diction, literary ... Read More

The Effects of Personal Items on Soldiers in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (1086 words, 4 pages)

The Things They Carried is a touching story about soldiers and the items that they deem important enough to carry with them throughout the war. Tim OBrien explores the effects of how personal items give soldiers hope and security. The readers experience this sense of hope, and security when the ... Read More

A Summary, Historical Accuracy, and a Personal Opinion of Going After Cacciato, a Novel by Tim O’Brien (1059 words, 2 pages)

Going After Cacciato is a non-fiction novel written by Tim OBrien. It is about a boy, named Cacciato, who goes AWOL towards Paris and his squad is determined to track him down and bring him back through the many challenging obstacles they face to get to him. The upward climb ... Read More

The Impact of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders on American Soldiers (830 words, 3 pages)

Just Murder? Imagine if soldier that had killed a man in battle was put on trial for murder. It may seem ridiculous, but what is the difference between killing a man in combat and killing a man in everyday life? Many soldiers come back from war with PTSD or post ... Read More

The Vietnam War in If I Die in a Combat Zone by Tim O’Brien (1085 words, 5 pages)

The Vietnam War was a time in history where many different opinions caused opportunity for Americans to disagree with the government and each other. Individuals either chose to support the war or not and the largest impact was made by the people that decided to disagree. Unorganized demonstrations were formed ... Read More