The Things They Carried: Topic Brainstorm by https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9 What thematic topics, characters, motifs, or symbols might one create an essential question for an essay about? Add at least one item below. en-us 2022-02-09 00:16:06 UTC 2023-09-13 20:28:08 UTC hello@padlet.com The pointlessness of war https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2038979273 2022-02-09 22:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2038979273 Light as a metaphor for death and freedom https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039055056 2022-02-09 23:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039055056 Water as a metaphor for the past rc32967 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039364153 2022-02-10 03:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039364153 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039543585 war changes people, from personality to emotions and thoughts.]]> 2022-02-10 05:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2039543585 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2040634819 War creates the mindset of people being scared of being cowards.]]> 2022-02-10 16:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2040634819 How shame and pride tie into war https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2040907234 2022-02-10 18:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2040907234 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041364174 War swallows up people's past and who they are]]> 2022-02-10 23:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041364174 Corruption of war https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041386943 2022-02-11 00:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041386943 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041448859 Ghosts as a metaphor for losing oneself ]]> 2022-02-11 00:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041448859 Tim O' Brien uses a characters eyes to convey something about that character's personality. https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041461435 2022-02-11 01:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041461435 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041466831 How war affects people]]> 2022-02-11 01:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041466831 the intrinsic human need for connection https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041506065 2022-02-11 01:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041506065 how people deal with death https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041510883 2022-02-11 01:48:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041510883 The remembrance of people after death lt31009 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041540116 2022-02-11 02:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041540116 Some people try to get closer to war while others cannot get away from it no matter what they do https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041635162 2022-02-11 03:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041635162 using blame to cope for the guilt of death https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041673481 2022-02-11 04:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041673481 True war stories don't have to be accurate as long as they get the point across zanderrosenzweig7745 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041679913 2022-02-11 04:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041679913 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041739638 water as a metaphor for losing yourself, both good and bad]]> 2022-02-11 05:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041739638 how different people find different ways to cope with hardship and loss https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041757523 2022-02-11 05:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041757523 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041799852 soldiers try to carry memories and hope to get them through the war]]> 2022-02-11 06:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041799852 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041857473 Linda represents how stories represent the deads' legacies - "the lives of the dead"; and same goes for Kiowa, Norman Bowker, and Ted Lavender]]> 2022-02-11 07:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041857473 vets can feel disconnected from society https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041888261 2022-02-11 07:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2041888261 The way war drags people back in after they leave for a while https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042568703 2022-02-11 15:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042568703 Azar jdbrown8 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042581288 2022-02-11 15:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042581288 "Enemies" (as a concept) jdbrown8 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042581899 2022-02-11 15:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042581899 beauty in war (sunlight) jdbrown8 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042583322 2022-02-11 15:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042583322 Female characters jdbrown8 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042733899 2022-02-11 16:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042733899 Jimmy Cross jdbrown8 https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042775732 2022-02-11 16:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042775732 The connection of life and death, love and war https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042798002 2022-02-11 16:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042798002 telling stories in different ways but always telling stories instead of truth https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042804380 2022-02-11 17:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042804380 War is a major impact on ones life https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042884394 2022-02-11 17:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042884394 How stories can bring back things/people from the past. https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042887077 2022-02-11 17:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jdbrown8/q8nmaxyrfm9igrx9/wish/2042887077