Jimmy Cross’s Final Decision in O'Brien's, The Things They Carried

In the story, the writer Tim O'Brien explains the concrete items that each of his soldiers took at the forefront of the Vietnam War. Items soldiers have are used for spiritual protection; they believe that what they brought allows them to let go of all the terrorism and violence that had happened around them . The protagonist, Jimmy Lieutenant 's Cross sent a letter from a girl named Martha, he was unwilling to war and was unable to protect soldiers.

Tim O'Brien's "what they carry" raises the central idea that in society it is normal to respond to atypical situations in a heterogeneous way. The main character of O'Brien, Jimmy Cross's development is to prove this heterotypic reaction. Cross allows the reader to believe and understand "what they have" and create extended metaphor. O'Brien began his work and explained that the lieutenant Claus brought it from a girl named Martha and went back home from behind. O'Brien wrote as follows. "Late in the afternoon, after the day of the parade, he dig a fox, wash hands under the dining room, open letters, grab them at their fingertips, and pretend to be the last hour" (960) O'Brien , Sometimes "Because the cross knows that my tongue already exists, it sometimes tastes the flapping of the envelope". (960) O'Brien opens a story in this aspect of personal life and gives Cros the most important aspect

One of the most overlooked aspects of soldier life is the weight of items they carry. In the story of Tim O'Brien, "what they have" details in O'Brien how much of the plight of the soldiers of Vietnam and the burden imposed on them are detailed. Literally, heavy things reduced the burden on each soldier - but the physical load imposed by each soldier symbolizes the psychological burden of the soldier during the war. O'Brien lists what each soldier has, but the focus is on his role in lieutenant Jimmy Cross and war. There are multiple burdens on Lt.Cross, but his emotional problems are ... Read more