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1. Will they eventually want to die through the war?

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1. Will they eventually want to die through the war?

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2. When someone dies do they bury their items or take it as a memorable item?
-Mark Camacho

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2. What occurs when the three characters who brought the most effective items and why they are important?

3. Justify the relationship between Martha and Cross?

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What do you think is the worst intangible weight that soldiers carry?

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At the beginning of the story why was the leader making  fun of the dead people as if it were a  joke?

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why were they afraid of dying ?

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1.Why did the soldier's make jokes about the war and killing?
2. How did the soldier's family members provide solace while at war?

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why are the soldiers not taking the war seriously?

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How do you think the surprise of Ted Lavender's death felt in that moment ?

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Would you rather carry something emotional or something useful?

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why did every time Lieutenant cross thought or day dreamed about artha she always had a sad face or sadness in her eyes?

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Why does Lieutenant Cross carry the pebble from Martha if he knows she doesnt care about him ?

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Why does Lieutenant Cross carry the pebble from Martha if he knows she doesnt care about him ?

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Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carries letters from martha and was in love with her letters, he would even lick the spots she licked to seal the letters with

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What events led to Ted lavenders death?
If you where in Lieutenant Cross's shoes when dealing with Martha would you still believe that she loved you.

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Why did Jimmy make up this whole fictional relationship about Martha? What did he get out of it?

Why did the soldiers tell jokes about the killings of the war?

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How come people go as far as shooting themselves in the foot?

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Do they keep these items close to forget they can die any day or is it more emotional than that.
These characters hold the closes of gravitational emotions to worry about themselves if you were there would swallowing your fear be like drinking water or downing a bag full of rusty nail.

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1. Lieutenant Cross carried a pebble for good luck, what would you carry?
2. Would you be too ashamed to drop on the ground and leave to a hospital like the soldiers were?

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"On the Morning after Ted Lavender died, First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross crouched at the bottom of his foxhole and burned Martha's letters"
What message was Given from Tim O'Brien in this event?

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Why were they making jokes about their friend Lavenders death ?

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Why were they making jokes about their friend Lavenders death ?

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"Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to." It was what brought them to the war in the first place, nothing positive, no dreams of glory or honor, just to avoid the blush of dishonor." What is the relationship between shame and courage according to O'B

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When the soldiers die how do u think it affects the other soldiers mind state?

Do you think that joking about the death of the fallen soldiers was there only way of coping?

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1. Why did Tim o' Brien put so much description in the war did he want us the experience what the solders experienced during the Vietnam war?

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-If you lost a good friend because you were distracted with something, would you hate whatever caused you to be distracted?
-Was the raid of Than Khe really justified after Lavenders Death?
-What does O'Brien trying to say by "they died so as not to die of embarrassment"?

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1.If they know that Weed is illegal and stealing is then.. why steal and smoke a dead mans dope, people should have morals.
2. They are in war to not be humiliated which is not a good way to go into the war, which is probably why we lost, what do you think could have changed in their mind set in order to win the war.

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1. what is the moral that they speak so much of in the book "The Things They Carried"?
2. In pg 25 lines 5-6, Tim O'brien says " he would simply tighten his lips and arrange his shoulders.." . Why does O'brein change the attitude of the character?