SWA #10
Casey Lynn Nason
The story that I choose to use is “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. It is about soldiers carrying only the necessities, but not survival necessities all the time. One man even carries a rabbit’s foot for luck. So, my topic proposal is to discuss why a soldier carries the certain item he does, based on the details of the items mentioned in the story. Some of it is sentimental, and then others of it is strictly job related.
Extra Credit:
In many eyes of the people in the world, soldiers are some of the bravest men to exist. They kill bad people, fight for their cause, can go for days without sleep, and put their lives in danger all the time. This façade makes people view soldiers as really tough, but their sentimental sides are shown in little ways by “The Things They Carried.” Why does a soldier throw away rations instead of his stationary paper? Carry a rabbit’s foot or M&M’s candy? A soldier carries all the things he needs to fight for survival and protect his fellow men, but the little things he carries along with that give detail into their lives by a great amount.
1 comment:
Casey, what is your claim exactly? What historical or cultural clues are you looking for and why? This topic proposal is too vague for any constructive feedback.
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