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Name:Instructor`s name:Course:Date:The Things They CarriedIntroductionWhen speaking of western history in terms of existence of the human species, the events carried in the acts of war remain totemic in nature spanning through the entire landscape. There are physical as well as mental borders. These have a definition in terms of execution threats as well as an aura heavily hanging over the last century. The 20th Century has been identified as being the bloodiest in terms of the entire human existence (O`Brien 1990).This period is termed as being by example efficient in mechanized destruction of human life. This can be seen by the holocaust.The Things They Carried, written by Tim O`Brien does the reader striking relationship of what standing at The Wall really means. It exudes how the individual standing in front of the wall feels like. As much as the author terms the work as fictitious, it is the closest any other book has come to summing up what the men who fought in Vietnam went through as well as how the entire war set up was like.Here, the author presents a collection of short fiction that eventually takes to the core of daily events the infantryman goes through. They completely manage to win over the heart and mind of the reader.When it comes to the title story, it is able to list in detail everything that any foot soldier was able to carry in the Southeast of Asia. The story brings out the military words used as well as some of the less professional terms that formed part of the vocabulary. With the possessions of the soldiers, the reader is able to learn the entire personalities of the men as well as how similar they are with the rest of the human race.Here, what the men carry in their backs swell until when the reader is able to recognize that not all these things form the true burden. Here, the burdens of having to care for one another as solders bring out the real reason for their care, as well as trust.The BookObrien managed to have his stories woven in a tight manner that he is competent to get the reader off guard. The reader becomes deeply involved in the actions of the soldiers as well as the curiosity to understand what their lives provide (O`Brien 1990).Even if, the men involved in the Alpha Company are fictional, they have some real aspects that readers almost believe them as they do the people they sit next to at work. To begin with, “How to Tell a True War Story,†the author is able to expound the idea as well as how at times a lie can come closer to reality than evidences can be.The ability for people to believe the thought of soldiers in the field is incredible. The author revisits the timeworn theater of war, dragging along his young daughter; the young girl`s voice is as spot-on as those men whom he depicts. For one to be able to decipher people sent to Vietnam, the book provides the best chance to enjoy the vividness and nature of the war.The aim of the author was never to bring out scenes of combat as well th...