In the short story, “The Things They Carried”, the soldiers portrayed in the story carry a colossal amount of tangible and intangible weight on their mission. They carry the basic essentials and the least amount of stuff possible to live, it all depends on the soldier. As well as the physical weight, the men also carry things like fear, grief, love and thought, which is the main focal point of the story. Although these men are soldiers in battle, everyone carries a similar emotional weight along…
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