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Things They Things They Carried and Carried and

LoveLove

Enemies & Enemies & FriendsFriends

On the Rainy On the Rainy RiverRiver

How to Tell a How to Tell a True War StoryTrue War Story

Sweetheart of Sweetheart of the Song Tra the Song Tra

BongBong

Things They Things They Carried & Carried &

LoveLove

Enemies & Enemies & FriendsFriends

On the On the Rainy RiverRainy River

How to Tell a How to Tell a True War True War

StoryStory

Sweetheart of Sweetheart of the Song Tra the Song Tra

BongBong

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The heaviest thing the The heaviest thing the men carrymen carry

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The reason that Ted The reason that Ted Lavender takes Lavender takes

tranquilizerstranquilizers

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An An actionaction that shows how that shows how Lt. Jimmy Cross is a Lt. Jimmy Cross is a

Christ-like figureChrist-like figure

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This behavior indicates This behavior indicates Jimmy’s desperate need Jimmy’s desperate need for connection with other for connection with other

people (Martha)people (Martha)

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The “thing” that Cross The “thing” that Cross does not want O’Brien to does not want O’Brien to

discuss in his storiesdiscuss in his stories

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This act “balances the This act “balances the scales” between Strunk scales” between Strunk

and Jensenand Jensen

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A summary of the pact A summary of the pact made between Strunk made between Strunk

and Jensenand Jensen

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An explanation for the An explanation for the line “In any other line “In any other

circumstance it might’ve circumstance it might’ve ended there. But this was ended there. But this was

Vietnam, where guys Vietnam, where guys carried guns…”carried guns…”

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The reason that Dave The reason that Dave Jensen was relieved that Jensen was relieved that Lee Strunk died over Chu Lee Strunk died over Chu

LaiLai

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The literary technique The literary technique used in the quote “‘Damn used in the quote “‘Damn

oh damn,’ as if he oh damn,’ as if he stubbed a toe” to stubbed a toe” to

describe Strunk’s leg describe Strunk’s leg being blown offbeing blown off

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O’Brien’s job before he O’Brien’s job before he goes to wargoes to war

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The primary reason the The primary reason the narrator objects to the narrator objects to the

warwar

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The emotion the narrator The emotion the narrator felt as he cried on the felt as he cried on the

Rainy RiverRainy River

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This is what the ending of This is what the ending of the chapter suggests the chapter suggests

about Tim’s choice to go about Tim’s choice to go to warto war

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The symbolism of the The symbolism of the name Tip Top Lodgename Tip Top Lodge

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The method in which Curt The method in which Curt Lemon is killedLemon is killed

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This is why Lemon faints This is why Lemon faints when going in to see the when going in to see the

dentistdentist

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The idea of story-truth The idea of story-truth relates best to this “rule” relates best to this “rule” for telling a true war storyfor telling a true war story

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The imagery of the The imagery of the buffalo slaughter relies buffalo slaughter relies primarily on these two primarily on these two

senses: one the presence senses: one the presence of and one the absence of and one the absence

of.of.

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This is how the slaughter This is how the slaughter of the baby water buffalo of the baby water buffalo is a “love letter” from Rat is a “love letter” from Rat

to Lemonto Lemon

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He flies his girlfriend to He flies his girlfriend to VietnamVietnam

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At the end of the story, At the end of the story, Mary Anne’s outfit.Mary Anne’s outfit.

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An example of Mary An example of Mary Anne’s innocence upon Anne’s innocence upon

arriving in Vietnamarriving in Vietnam

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A motif designed to show A motif designed to show the changing of the changing of someone’s soulsomeone’s soul

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A description of Mary A description of Mary Anne’s voice at the end of Anne’s voice at the end of

her transformationher transformation

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Responsibility for Responsibility for other menother men

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Afraid of dyingAfraid of dying

tttc & lovetttc & love- $300- $3001.1. Sacrifices Sacrifices Martha for the Martha for the benefit of his benefit of his menmen

2.2. Raises “Lee Raises “Lee Strunk” Strunk” (Lazarus) from (Lazarus) from the deadthe dead

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Licking the Licking the envelopes where envelopes where her tongue had her tongue had

once beenonce been

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His “failure” to His “failure” to protect Lavender protect Lavender because he was because he was

too busy thinking too busy thinking about Marthaabout Martha

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Strunk breaks his Strunk breaks his own noseown nose

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If either of them If either of them were to have a were to have a

“wheelchair “wheelchair wound,” the one wound,” the one

would kill the would kill the otherother

enemies/friends-enemies/friends- - $300 - $300Strunk feared Strunk feared that Jensen that Jensen would seek would seek

revenge against revenge against him for breaking him for breaking

his nosehis nose

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He did not have He did not have to take to take

responsibility for responsibility for not “saving” not “saving”

StrunkStrunk

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understatementunderstatement

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De-clotterDe-clotter

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1.1. He doesn’t He doesn’t want to diewant to die

2.2. He thinks he’s He thinks he’s too good for ittoo good for it

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Despair; Despair; hopelessnesshopelessness

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Tim was a Tim was a coward because coward because he went to war he went to war to avoid being to avoid being

labeled a cowardlabeled a coward

rainy river-rainy river- - $500 - $500The furthest The furthest north Tim can go north Tim can go before he must before he must

make his make his decision to stay decision to stay

or goor go

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Steps on a Steps on a claymoreclaymore

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afraidafraid

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Feel it in the gutFeel it in the gut

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Sight and soundSight and sound

true war story-true war story- - $500 - $500Kiley kills the Kiley kills the buffalo because buffalo because he cannot cope he cannot cope

with his with his emotions about emotions about the loss of his the loss of his

friend.friend.

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Mark FossieMark Fossie

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Pink sweater, Pink sweater, white culottes, white culottes, and a necklace and a necklace

of tonguesof tongues

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1.1. White culottesWhite culottes2.2. MakeupMakeup3.3. Wants to visit Wants to visit

a VC villagea VC village

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eyeseyes

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Both more than Both more than and less than and less than

humanhuman

What else to What else to study?study?

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This huge, higher order thinking This huge, higher order thinking concept is likely to be most of the concept is likely to be most of the free response section of the testfree response section of the test

Meta-fictionMeta-fiction

Also spend a Also spend a significantsignificant amount of amount of time reviewing: the My Khe cycle time reviewing: the My Khe cycle and the shit field cycle for the and the shit field cycle for the multiple choice. Focus not just on multiple choice. Focus not just on plot, but the larger issues of plot, but the larger issues of theme, structure, style, etc.theme, structure, style, etc.

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