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Who is Curt Lemon in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Curt Lemon is a soldier in the Vietnam War in The Things They Carried. Curt Lemon feels like his masculinity is on the line in Vietnam, and he’ll go to great lengths to prove what a man he is. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Curt Lemon in The Things They Carried.
Who is Kiowa in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Kiowa is a Native American soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Kiowa is deeply religious and scrupulous, which is atypical for the company. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Kiowa in The Things They Carried.
What happens in the chapter “The Dentist” in The Things They Carried? How does “The Dentist” convey the pressure to be “manly” during war? We’ll look at the basic elements of “The Dentist” (The Things They Carried) and look at the lengths men will go to in order to prove their masculinity, especially in times of war.
Who is Azar in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Azar is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Azar seems to relish the most horrible aspects of Vietnam and takes pleasure in watching the pain and suffering of others. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Azar in The Things They Carried.
Who is Mary Anne in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for her character? Mary Anne is the American girlfriend of a soldier in the U.S. Army, Mark Fossie, during the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Mary Anne comes to Vietnam to be with Fossie, and she becomes more of a natural soldier than any of the actual soldiers in the unit. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Mary Anne in The Things They Carried.
Who is Ted Lavender in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Ted Lavender is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Lavender adopts a puppy while serving, and his death comes out of the blue. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Ted Lavender in The Things They Carried.
Who is Mitchell Sanders in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Mitchell Sanders is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Sanders tells the book’s narrator stories that prompt the narrator to reflect on the fine line between truth and fiction. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Mitchell Sanders in The Things They Carried.
Who is Rat Kiley in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Rat Kiley is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Rat Kiley is the company’s first medic, who shoots himself in the foot to get out of active combat duty. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Rat Kiley in The Things They Carried.
Who is Linda in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for her character? Linda is the childhood girlfriend of the narrator of The Things They Carried. Linda died of a brain tumor when they were both nine years old, and the narrator believes this loss influences his belief in the power of storytelling. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Linda in The Things They Carried.
Who is Norman Bowker in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Norman Bowker is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Bowker blames himself for the death of a fellow soldier and hangs himself after the war. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Norman Bowker in The Things They Carried.