The Things They Carried

The story "The Things They Carried" is about war and the things that soldiers carry with them in the war. This is a story that I can relate to. The author describes what the characters carry both physically and mentally.
First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carries letters and pictures of girl named Martha. The letters are not love letters but Jimmy can hope. He carries the letters to help him remember what it is like back home. The letters are wrapped in plastic in placed in the bottom of his rucksack.
All soldiers carried the necessities or near necessities. They carried can openers, knives, heat tabs, watches, dog tags, bug spray, gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tabs, kool-aid, lighters, matches, sewing kits, pay notices, food, and three canteens of water. All of these things that they carried were things that they needed to survive. These things were things that they carried physically that they could not live without.
All of the soldiers also carried......

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Title: The Things They Carried
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