The Things They Carried (Cliffs Notes) | 
| Author: Jill Colella
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.3
ISBN: 0764586688
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
UPC: 785555046399
EAN: 9780764586682
ASIN: 0764586688
Publication Date: December 28, 2000
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Product Description
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In CliffsNotes on The Things They Carried, you discover Tim O'Brien's powerful and innovative novel about the experiences of foot soldiers during and after the Vietnam War. Drawing largely on his own experiences during the war, the author creates a fictional protagonist who shares the author's own name, and allows this fictional "Tim O'Brien" to relate disturbing war stories as he creates an indictment against the wastefulness of war. Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Tim O'Brien's very personal journey. Critical essays give you insight into the novel's historical context, the novel's narrative structure, and the theme of loss of innocence. Other features that help you study include Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
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This concise supplement to O'Brien's The Things They Carried helps students understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.
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 unneccesary and useless July 29, 2008
The cliff notes are useless with this book. Poorly done. A waste of $ The book isn't hard to understand and follow. The cliff notes try really hard to make it some great literature - it's not.
This Book Needed Help August 25, 2005
3 out of 18 found this review helpful
"The Things They Carried." This book has many sides to it. In one moment there is love, happiness, and serenity then moments later the reality of war flips the story! The story line is so messed up on so many levels. There is a fine line between the truth of the matter and O'Briens imagination.
This book has so much pain and heartache. With a mix of passion for other men at war. Even through all the deaths and destruction, these soldiers seem to taunt life with life and death games. If you were at war wouldn't you think that you would be making sure you wouldn't die!
For war this book sure seems to let you know how it really was. The most important thing was that it had a historical value. At least he was there to be able to tell about it.
At the beginging this book did not start at all right. Then since he was so unhappy that he did not experience a life changing effect, he focused on the negative outlook. O'Brien should have been happy he survived the Vietnam War.
 Great study aid February 20, 2002
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Cliff's notes once again delivers as a fantastic study aid. By no means should you use this as a replacement for the book. O'Brien has emerged as one of the greatest modern writers on the subject of war, and it would be a pity to overlook his writing. But if you are looking for help to write a paper on the topic, or just curious to discover more about the underlying meaning of the novel, don't hesitate to buy Cliff's Notes.
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