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The Things They Carried Unit Essay-6th Period 6 - Coggle Diagram
The Things They Carried
Unit Essay-6th Period 6
Reader Response
As a reader, how do you feel knowing many chapters of the book were made up, how does that change your perspective about O'Brien and what he endured as a foot soilder. - Zoe S
Archetypal
How do Tim O'Brien's experiences relate to those of other Vietnam war veterans? Phoebe G
Formalist
How do Tim O'Brien, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Ocean Vuong use shifting point of view and setting to portray the chaos of war and its traumatic effects on both soldiers and civilians? -Ms. Fenn
If a Vietnam veteran or victim of the war, how would they feel about the book? In their opinion is it accurate? - Lucy Love
What area of the brain does PTSD affect and why? - Cate M
Should field medics be trained in physiological health as well as physical health? - Zoe
How do soldiers mindsets alter after war experience(s)? - Gemma
Did the war result in a loss in morals? - Zoe S
How are veterans affected when they return from war, and what causes the differences experienced by Bowker and O'Brien? - Miela
What were the most traumatic moments in TTTC for Tim, and how is that reflected in the book?
How easy is it for soldiers to reintegrate back into society after coming back from a war? - Amelia T
In The Things That Carried does Tim O'Brien explore the mental effects of war on the characters? - Milena.S
Should the military take more precautions to treat shoulders PTSD and other combat caused mental illnesses with the same seriousness used for physical injuries? - Zoe S
How might a veteran soldier feel toward the war, and would a refugee survivor feel the same as them or have a different perspective of the war?- Piero C
How does the theme of guilt and trauma persist throughout the story? - Everett
why does PTSD happen?- jorja
What are the symptoms of PTSD? - Spencer
Biographical
How does Tim O'Brien's experiences of the Vietnam war effect the way that he tells the story? - Mason Briones
Do soldiers think that 'The Things They Carried' is a fair depiction of how gruesome war is? - Veronica Flint
How do Tim O'Briens made up stories add to the plot (the fact that they are made up)/what do they evoke in the reader that the reader otherwise would not feel/experience? - Gemma G
What influences an author's decision to use thier own life experiences in a book? - Cate M
What psychological challenges do veterans face after coming home from war? - Phoebe G
How does the authors true experience in the war compare to the one depicted in the book? - Claire G
Historical
Ho do real war Veterans relate to the book? - Sofia
Was America really the true good side of the war? -Grace H
How was Vietnam's economic status before and after the war?-Piero C
How does Tim O'Brien's portrayal of the American soldiers experiences in "The Things They Carried" compare and contrast with experiences of the Vietnam War from the perspective of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians? - Grisha
How does knowing the historical context during the time of the Vietnam War help readers understand the characters in TTTC? -Amelia T
How is the uncertainty of US involvement in the Vietnam war reflected in the war stories produced in it? - Miela
New Historicism
How does the experiences of soldiers in the time of the Vietnam War differ from the experiences of soldiers in other wars? - Max H
What was the average soldiers experience in combat like, for Americans and the the Vietcong? Emerson B
Social Power
How do you think black shoulders felt reading the book when returning back from Vietnam? Did the book provide a sense of community or did it have the opposite effect? - Zoe S.
Gender
How does Tim O'Brien's depiction of women contribute to gender stereotypes of the time? - Phoebe G
What did women symbolizes in Tim O'Brien's The Thing They Carried? - Estelle B
How do real women's experiences in the Vietnam war compare to O'Brien's depiction of them?- Claire G
Was there equal access to roles for men and women during the Vietnam War? -Natalie H
How does the soldier's gender in 'The Things They Carried' influence their experiences of war and the burdens they carry, both physically and emotionally? - Wardo
What was the role of Vietnamese civilians in the Vietnam War? - Phoebe
Deconstruction
Although the story works to have the audience deepen understanding of experiences, does it come across as an average, action packed war novel that simply provide entertainment and profound disbelief for all the inhumane acts endured by the soldiers. - Zoe S
In Tim O' Brien's "The Things They Carried," how are traditional stories challenged and the boundary between fact and fiction blurred? K-Rob
Does Tim O'Brien coming out and telling the truth about many of the stories being fake have the opposite effect of what he was aiming to achieve? Does he come across as a liar? Is he less credible? Does the audience think about him more as a liar or delusional rather than a solider? - Zoe S
What is O'Brien's purpose for using made-up stories in The Things They Carried?
Phoebe G
How is the reality of war different than how it is depicted in media? - Gemma
Does the book clear up misunderstandings about the Vietnam War, or does it confuse more than enlighten? - Max H
How does the public deception of what they think war is, shift from the darker reality of what war is really like