The Things They Carried 1. How do the members of O’Brien’s platoon treat the body of the old man? Describe O’Brien’s reaction as well.

2.Why does Linda die? Describe nine year-old Timmy’s reaction.

3.Why does O’Brien end his novel on the Vietnam War with a story about a nine-year old girl? What do you make of Linda? What does she represent?

4.According to O’Brien in The Lives of the Dead, what is the magic of stories/ power of writing? Recall 2 “miracles” writing can achieve. (Hint: What can writing do for others? What can it do for the writer him/herself?)

5.What did you think of The Things They Carried? Did you like it? Why or why not?

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If the story "two kinds " has been told through suyuan's point of view, what type of narration would be appropriate

Jenna stood in front of the closed door. she knew she hadevery right to be here. your exam scores are just as high ascora's, she said to herself. there's no reason you shouldhave been left off the math team while cora was namedcaptain. she had never been one to rock the boat, but shecouldn't just let this lie. she pushed the door open and saw ms. jenson, the mathteam advisor, sitting at her desk. "ms. jenson? can i talk toyou for a minute? " her voice wavered, but she tried to lookconfident."sure," said ms. jenson, "but i hope this isn't about namingcora captain of the math team. i'm afraid my decision isfinal."jenna took a deep breath and prepared to plead her case. which statement best describes the external conflict in this passage?

Which statement about “the jitling of granny weatherwall” most clearly describes streak of consciousness? a)in her narration, granny often gets distracted by random thoughts. b)granny feels disillusioned from her jitling from many many years ago c)brief moments of dialogue break up otherwise long sequences of description. d)the narrator often relies on metaphor to convey granny’s thoughts and feelings