Friday, May 1, 2009

The Things They Carried

Place project ideas as comments here. Here is the starter list:
Narrative point-of-view; situation of narrator; narrator’s stance toward narrative
Nature of truth as revealed (may be combined with above)
Transmissibility of experience
Fantastic, magical, or eerie elements within realistic novel
Juxtaposition of kindness and civility with savagery
War friends vs. home friends; the bond
Metafictive techniques
Nature of fiction as revealed in the novel
Meaning and suggestiveness of names
Revenge
Nature of nature
Richly detailed scenes for comparison
Use of language in specific scenes compared (figures of speech, comparisons, imagery, style, tone)
Appreciation of life when near death
This novel as a "true war story"
Physical versus emotional weight of burdens
Burdens in Things and Beloved

19 comments:

MHossain said...

Bearing the weight of memory (can be used with Beloved as well)

Anonymous said...

fear and pride; either together or separately can be used for The Things They Carried as well as with Beloved

Kyle Benson said...

blame

Maddison said...

These are all for The Things They Carried and The Merchant of Venice
1. perspectives and experiences
2. what you would do for love
3. neglet because of love

Rob Jolly said...

Similarities in Beloved and The Things...
1. storytelling
2. magical realism
3. avoiding the unavoidable
4. protection
5. children's understanding of parent's past

Anonymous said...

mandy corbett

truth and if the facts really matter as long as the same emotions are conveyed, Beloved and The Things They Carried

elizabeth... said...

This is for Adam's IOP:
[he was unable to post on the blog]

This can be classified as 'nature of nature' sort of but...
the presence and symbolism of water in both novels The Things They Carried and Beloved.

Seth said...

Revenge is a very good topic for most of the books, I am going to use it for The Things They Carried and for Merchant of Venice. I am focusing on how revenge effects the person seeking revenge (both mentally and physically).

elizabeth... said...

All of my ideas are for The Things They Carried and Merchant of Venice:
1. Use of the Bible
2. What death--or facing death--reveals about characters
3. The burden of morality and the dilemmas it brings into play

Rob Jolly said...

Bryan Arevalo

Guilt and shame.
Heaviness
Courage and Cowardice
love
Truth
Meaning

ACook said...

New identity affecting family

Meg McGill said...

For Beloved and the Things They Carried:
Reflections (water in Beloved and the mud in Things)
Telling stories of the past to describe the present and project the future.

And just for Things: Friendships (strengths and weaknesses)

Neely said...

escaping the past

SPHS CHEER 23 said...

(Thing They Carried and Beloved)
The idea of not wanting to face reality or the future.

LMallard said...

(The Things They Carried and Beloved)

1. The burdens we carry

2.The love for someone else that consumes us

3. The people that, if not at first, support us

Ian said...

Conveying the story as it is, how it effected you, or the sensations u felt, rather than the exact moments, which can be hard to pin down.The Things They Carried.

TA said...

flexibility of language
manipulation
effects of arguments

aborhanian said...
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aborhanian said...

How the time spent in Vietnam was pointless by using the true war stories and the shit field.