Characters by Madison Michelle Petty https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5 Detailed descriptions of the characters in "The Things They Carried" en-us 2017-05-19 14:54:53 UTC 2025-10-25 04:04:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Tim O’Brien pet9748 https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172823984 Tim the Writer is forty three years old, and he's writing a series of short stories about his time spent as a foot soldier in Vietnam. Tim doesn't want to go to war at the beginning , but he also doesn't want to disappoint his family. He writes these half made up stories to cope with the trauma he went through during the war. 

]]> 2017-05-19 14:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172823984 Kiowa pet9748 https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824047 He's thoughtful, respects the Vietnamese, isn't a coward, and has a sense of humor. Kiowa is Native American and was raised Christian in a Baptist church. His father teaches Sunday school, and he likes the way it feels inside churches. Kiowa is good guy and a good friend to O'Brien]]> 2017-05-19 14:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824047 Rat Kiley pet9748 https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824087 Rat's real name is Bob. He is the medic. He has a big heart and loves to tell stories that aren't 100% true. He likes to add extra to make it better.

]]> 2017-05-19 14:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824087 Henry Dobbins pet9748 https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824165 Henry Dobbins is a gentle giant. 
He's big, and you would think that he would be scary as a result. But he has a good heart. He also happens to be the one who's sentimental enough to carry.
]]> 2017-05-19 14:58:48 UTC https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824165 Mary Anne Bell pet9748 https://padlet.com/pet9748/mgtxj4aribg5/wish/172824232 Mary Anne is a sweet, pretty, and innocent girl friend to a soldier. Who then turns into a demon from a somewhat scary movie. She gets wrapped up in the war and eventually becomes the war and disappears into the it.

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