Development Through Lists and Repetition In The Things They Carried The Things They Carried is a story by Tim O’Brien that is comprised of many short stories that all come together to tell a winding tale from many viewpoints of one war story through the Vietnam war. The first story in the book, also entitled The Things They Carried, is literally a story about what the soldiers carried with them, both physically and emotionally. As an introductory story to the entire novel, O’Brien uses the opportunity to introduce the setting and characters in a very non-traditional way. O’Brien uses lists and repetition to show how tedious each day of work is for a soldier, but also how the soldiers perceive what is to us extraordinary as a normal day’s work. The lists also describe the emotional baggage each soldier carried, such as First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s (the leader of the squad) love for a girl back home.
Julisa Suarez Ms.Crocco English AP , 11th December 10th ,2012 The Narrative life of Fredrick Douglas by “Fredrick Douglas” tells readers of the tragic events that have impacted him during his life as a slave. I find it miraculous that he was still able to function under the many difficult circumstances he has been in throughout the course of his life. Fredrick Douglas secretly taught himself how to read and write, which gave him the skills to write this moving book about the times of slavery and enduring many things such as physical abuse, mental abuse, and witnessing certain things that nobody should have to. Fredrick Douglas, who is also the narrator, uses pathos, ethos, and logos to support his reasoning for making this book, which was to give his readers some insight on the certain things that African American slaves had to endure, and how they struggled to survive during the harsh times as an African American slave. Fredrick Douglas creates a depressing tone in chapter one when he talks about the abuse of his aunt.
‘Journey’s End’ by R.C. Sherriff and Stephen MacDonald’s play ‘Not about Heroes’ both present a sense of duty in different ways. ‘Not about Heroes’ uses letters and poems as forms of allusions to incorporate the characters feelings and emotions to create empathy with the audience. In contrast, Journey’s End explores the more physical and psychological side of how life was endured through a sense of duty in the trenches, creating a sense of realism. The fact that ‘Journey’s End’ has evidently more characters to that of ‘Not about Heroes’, allows Sherriff to explore how the soldiers express their sense of duty through their actions by not letting their comrades down.
Although these differ from person to person depending on rank, job specialty, and mission, what really gives us the first impressions of each soldiers personalities is what they carry “out of necessity”, or what each soldier feel is necessary unique to them, such as Ted Lavender and his supply of tranquilizers and marijuana, or Kiowa with the bible that his father had given him. The items carried out of necessity give the basic introduction to each character, and later become a foundation which each characters complexity is built upon. The items the soldiers carry are not only meant to be viewed literally, but also symbolically. The photos and personal memento’s each soldier carries serves to bridge the divide of distance between their homes and loved ones, and make them feel closer to what they cherish and left behind. The religious or “good luck” items they carry, such as Lieutenant Cross’s pebble from Martha, Dave Jensen’s rabbit foot, or Kiowa’s bible also help to facilitate a more intimate depth and relatable understanding between the reader and the characters.
The Virgin Suicides and the Writing Self Usually our voice for telling a story is our own writing self. A person that understands the situation at hand and speaks in a manner relevant to the situation. We don't normally create a separate narrator to make our writing more interesting. We simply write our thoughts and opinions to convey our ideas. But Jeffery Eugenides writing the Virgin Suicides brought out a separate part of himself to narrate for him.
Throughout the film we see him struggle to survive as he is forced to become a liar, a coward and a murderer. Platoon, which was also written by Oliver Stone, is thought to be semi-autobiographical because stone served in the Vietnam War as an infantryman. A lot of his experiences are supposed to be stitched into the film and the main characters are based on individuals he served with. Charlie Sheens character is suppose to represent Oliver Stone himself. This is one of the reasons people believe the film is so good, because it has such a deep personal input from Stones memories and it just came natural while directing it because he has already seen it happen.
Baggage: Inside and Out “The Things They Carried,” written by Tim O’Brien helped recognize particular aspects of the Vietnam War as it associated with the soldiers and their lives individually and collectively. O’Brien described the overall mood of the war and the soldiers involved regarding the physical, psychological, and emotional weight the soldiers bared. We too, as individuals carry things with us in our daily lives that attribute something to our physical or mental well-being. For me, these are feelings as well as tangible objects. The men in this story carried “all the emotional baggage of men who might die.
He, therefore, allows the reader to become further engaged with the text. In this essay I will hope to examine how structure, language and form assist in either making Apologia pro Poemate Meo more or less effective as a poem compared to that of Birdsong. In Apologia pro Poemate Meo, by Wilfred Owen, Owen is apologising to the soldiers who he did not realise he needed till the end. Yet, at the same time he is thanking them for their bravery. Alternatively he tries to portray to readers the feeling of lost emotions, which the soldiers sense at the war front with other soldiers (or ‘brothers’).
Much of this vignette is full of the personal history of the Vietnamese soldier, beginning with his birthplace, moving through his career, love life, and eventual enlisting in the army. It also details some of his hopes and ambitions. O'Brien uses this history to make the dead man more realistic — the audience cannot simply dismiss him as a body or an enemy, but must think of him as a man. This is yet another way O'Brien makes the Vietnam War more personal than historical or political. On the other hand, the history of the dead Vietnamese soldier is fictional.
The writer can get these stories from his experiences and memories and these are the memories that he wants to share with other people. Narrative essays are these are the memories that he wants to share with other people. Narrative essays are usually told from a defined point of view, most of the time from the author’s point of view so feelings and specific details can be provided to involve the reader in the story. Getting Started Once you are tasked to write a narrative essay, the most important thing to do is to think of a topic that you want to write about. Make use of the prewriting strategies that have been discussed in the previous chapter.