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G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION




A Structured Discussion

“The Things They Carried”


              Bruce Clary, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION


Give examples of O’Brien’s use of these
methods of character development
• Direct characterization • Actions, choices,
  by narrator                decisions
• Names                    • Dialogue
• Physical features/       • Habits
  characteristics
                           • What others say
• Clothing, dress
                           • How other characters
• Possessions                treat, respond to
G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION




The things they all carry
Rations, canteens, etc.    15-20 lbs Ammo magazines            8-14 lbs

Helmets                       5 lbs Claymore mines              3.5 lbs

Boots                        2.1 lbs Smoke grenade              1.5 lbs

Flak jacket                  6.7 lbs Fragmentation grenades      14 oz

Poncho                        2 lbs Pentrite explosives           4 lbs

M-16                          8 lbs APPROX.TOTAL WEIGHT       57-70 lbs
G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION




Individual burdens
• Henry Dobbins            • Norman Bowker
• Lee Strunk               • Rat Kiley
• Dave Jensen              • Kiowa
• Ted Lavender             • Jimmy Cross
• Mitchell Sanders
G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION




In your group, list...
• Physical objects and weights carried by your
  character
• Mental/emotional weights carried by your
  character
• Selected actions taken by your character
• Selected words spoken by your character
Structured Discusion: Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"

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Structured Discusion: Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried"

  • 1. G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION A Structured Discussion “The Things They Carried” Bruce Clary, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
  • 2. G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION Give examples of O’Brien’s use of these methods of character development • Direct characterization • Actions, choices, by narrator decisions • Names • Dialogue • Physical features/ • Habits characteristics • What others say • Clothing, dress • How other characters • Possessions treat, respond to
  • 3. G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION The things they all carry Rations, canteens, etc. 15-20 lbs Ammo magazines 8-14 lbs Helmets 5 lbs Claymore mines 3.5 lbs Boots 2.1 lbs Smoke grenade 1.5 lbs Flak jacket 6.7 lbs Fragmentation grenades 14 oz Poncho 2 lbs Pentrite explosives 4 lbs M-16 8 lbs APPROX.TOTAL WEIGHT 57-70 lbs
  • 4. G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION Individual burdens • Henry Dobbins • Norman Bowker • Lee Strunk • Rat Kiley • Dave Jensen • Kiowa • Ted Lavender • Jimmy Cross • Mitchell Sanders
  • 5. G-EN270 INTRO TO FICTION In your group, list... • Physical objects and weights carried by your character • Mental/emotional weights carried by your character • Selected actions taken by your character • Selected words spoken by your character