The Things They Carried

Agenda 5/19 Finish TTTC Reflection Notebook Collection Discussion Group Review Work Homework: Cards for the troops (by Thurs.), Essay

Now, you write. Assignment #32: TTTC Reflection Make a list of emotions you felt while reading the book – why? Which characters and scenes did you relate to, and which remained strange or difficult to comprehend? Was the resolution of the book satisfying? Comforting? Disturbing? Why?

Remember these goals? Outline the influence of the Vietnam War on the characters and events in the novel Describe and analyze the interplay between truth and fiction within the context of the novel Explore narrative techniques, particularly the effects of shifting points of view throughout the novel Study the relationship between writing and reality as modeled by Tim O’Brien

Metafiction Metafiction: storytelling about storytelling; exploring the value of experience; the malleability of memory; the differences between fiction and reality What’s the point? It’s important to reflect on the stories we tell and why and how we tell them