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The Things They Carried Study Guide

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by Tim O'Brien
About 70 pages (21,075 words)
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Chapter 10 Summary

Henry Dobbins is a good man; not that sophisticated, but a large, good-hearted man. Around his neck, Dobbins wears a pair of his girlfriend's pantyhose. They are a reminder for him of the comforts of home. They also serve as a talisman of sorts; at first, the men joke about this but when Dobbins repeatedly avoids harm, they all begin to believe. Eventually, Dobbins' girlfriend breaks up with him, but he is fine, and tells the soldiers he.....

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