The Things They Carried
What is the argument in The Things they Carried by Tim O'Brien?
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Thehelpmegirl
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Jill W
The Things They Carried presents the metaphorical argument that memories are fragmented, bits and pieces of oddities stuffed into our minds, like things in a duffel bag. O'Brien also argues that war, and its horrific nature, cannot be adequately captured in a logical fashion, but rather approached in a disjointed and messy way....like war itself.