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It explains what the rest of the story is going to be - introduces important themes and the other stories give details - gives us introduction to the characters and what they care about

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Why does the author list physical and emotional burdens together?

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Why does the author list physical and emotional burdens together?

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To show that the physical and emotional burdens are equal in their importance.

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Within Lt. Cross's story, he encounters the feeling of love for Martha and emphasizes that love was something that was carried over time... "because he loved her so much." pg. 4

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Definition of catalog (literary devices)

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Definition of catalog (literary devices)

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to list similar situations, qualities, or events in succession
(3) "to carry something is to hump it [...] Jimmy Cross humped his love for Martha"
(2) "largely determined by necessity... [LIST]"

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O'Brien lists the items that the soliders carry -
1.  cumulative effect - there is a TON of things they have to carry
2.  shows the different sides of war
3.  makes them all seem equal even when they're not
4. equalizes characters - gives them things to share in common

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The author uses the word hump rather than carry because it has a slightly different connotation that implies a struggle. (3) "In it's intransitive form, to hump meant to walk, or to march, but it implied burdens far beyond the intransitive."

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"Why poetry? Why so sad? Why that grayness in her eyes? Why so alone?" Page 11

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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Deffinition: A literary device where two or more places, times, characters, ideas are placed side by side to create a comparison or a contrast in poems or narratives

Example in TTTC:

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The author uses words such as "grunts" to describe standard people with out a definitive or meaningful rank. O'Brien gives the ranks of some, such as Lt. Jimmy Cross, but does not go in depth about everyone.

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Irony is noticeable by the reader when O'Brien is first into the army. O'Brien told the reader how he thought everyone would eventually gain they needed when a situation is dire enough. But when he is drafted to go into the army, He panics and escapes to Canada

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- repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Why will the author not shut up about the things they carry?

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Why will the author not shut up about the things they carry?

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The author stresses the burden of the items both physical and mental that the soldiers carry to communicate how absolutely heavy war is. It communicates the emotional bearings and physical bearings the soldiers most carry for the rest of the book, helping the reader to understand and sympathize with the characters actions, words, and emotions.

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O'Brien repeats "they carried" to emphasize the variety of mental and physical baggage everyone had to bear. "Until he was shot, Ted Lavender carried 6 or 7 ounces of premium dope... Kiowa also carried his grandmother's distrust of the white man..." (O'Brien 3)

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The examination or observation of one's mental and emotional processes. Throughout the chapter the author describes the emotional and mental issues of the soldiers. "They carried themselves with dignity. Now and then however, there were times of panic."

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The significance of magery with the good luck charm

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The significance of magery with the good luck charm

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Lt. Cross received a good luck charm from Martha that was a pebble. The pebble was "smooth to touch" and had a "milky white color with flecks of orange and violet" (pg 8)that was an oval shape. This pebble or good luck charm was founded by Martha on the New Jersey shoreline and emphasized the beauty of how Martha was portrayed and the way it made Lt. Cross feel.

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(2) "Together these items weighed between 12 and 18 pounds, depending upon a man's habits or rate of metabolism"

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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O'Brien lost the thought of Martha after his soldiers death. It took the thought of being a leader more important than being in love so keep his men alive

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A statement that seems to contradict its self but may reveal a hidden truth
"They carried all they could bear, and then some" (7)

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In the Chapter, The Man I Killed, O'Brien describes the mans hypothetical life before he was killed as a symbol of guilt.

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"Fuck off" (13)
The author uses obscene Diction to outline the way the men communicated with each other at the time.

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O'Brien uses the physical weight of the items the soldiers carried to represent the emotional and mental weight of being in the war.

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Tim O'Brien repeats "carry" to emphasize how much they had to burden and to set the scene for descriptions and details on how those burdens affect them. "Because you could die so quickly, each man carried at least one large compress bandage, usually in the helmet band for easy access." (O'Brien 3). This quote shows how the physical objects are a constant reminder of the dangers of the war. "Kiowa, a devout Baptist, carried an illustrated New Testament that had been presented to him by his father..." (O'Brien 3). This is one way the soldiers relate back to lives in America and remain hopeful.

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"They carried all they could bear, and then some" (7)
1. reveals incredible difficulty of the soldiers' lives
2. reminds readers that they don't really understand what being in this situation is like
3. readers feel sympathy for soldiers

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(19) "They were afraid of dying but they were even more afraid to show it."

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As these soliders carry these "charms" they carry great deal to them traveling and fighting in this war. It symbolizes there hope of staying alive

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Items and people are replaced with memories as the story goes along.  Physical burdens are replaced with mental/ emotional burdens. They carry things throughout the war not just physically.

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By saying "fuck off" which is common but not often put into dialogue in literature, O'Brien humanizes and makes the men seem like regular people

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(19)  "They were afraid of dying but they were even more afraid to show it."
The fear of showing emotions and covering it up showcases as one of the biggest things that they carry as a group.