1. The Things They Carried

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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. 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