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by Tim O'Brien
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  Author Biography / Context of the Work


  One-Page Plot Summary


  Character Descriptions


  Object/Place Descriptions


  Quotes


  Topic Tracking


      Topic Tracking: Bravery


      Topic Tracking: Effects of War


      Topic Tracking: Truth



  Chapter Summaries


      Chapter 1, The Things They Carried


      Chapter 2, Love


      Chapter 3, Spin


      Chapter 4, On the Rainy River


      Chapter 5, Enemies


      Chapter 6, Friends


      Chapter 7, How to Tell a True War Story


      Chapter 8, The Dentist


      Chapter 9, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong


      Chapter 10, Stockings


      Chapter 11, Church


      Chapter 12, The Man I Killed


      Chapter 13, Ambush


      Chapter 14, Style


      Chapter 15, Speaking of Courage


      Chapter 16, Notes


      Chapter 17, In the Field


      Chapter 18, Good Form


      Chapter 19, Field Trip


      Chapter 20, The Ghost Soldiers


      Chapter 21, Night Life


      Chapter 22, The Lives of the Dead



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