The Things They Carried

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Across
  1. 5. This postmodern concept is used heavily in "How to Tell a True War Story" as O'Brien breaks the fourth wall to speak to the reader.
  2. 6. The fact that O'Brien leaves Cross's question incomplete at the end of "Love" is a strong example of this postmodern concept.
  3. 9. This soldier believes his infatuation with a girl led to the death of Ted Lavender.
  4. 12. This soldier's death is the first one described in the novel. His constant pursuit of sedation prompts him to often describe the war as "mellow."
  5. 13. This feature is repeated over and over in "The Man I Killed" as O'Brien creates a backstory for the man and describes his physical features, particularly his eyes.
  6. 15. Fill in the blank for this paradoxical phrase (by traditional war narrative standards)"I was a ___________. I went to war."
  7. 16. This soldier is the target of the prank in "The Ghost Soldiers."
Down
  1. 1. This chapter features O'Brien's attempt to "spook" Jorgenson.
  2. 2. This eighty-one year old man plays a quiet role in O'Brien's decision to go to Vietnam.
  3. 3. This character features prominently in "The Lives of the Dead" to help O'Brien explain his reason for writing, "to save lives"
  4. 4. This is the nickname and last name of the medic who expressed his grief for the loss of a friend by brutally killing a baby water buffalo.
  5. 7. This chapter explains how Norman Bowker wrote to O'Brien asking him to write his story.
  6. 8. All but three of the chapters we read are in this point of view
  7. 10. This chapter features O'Brien attempting to decide if he should go to war or run away to Canada.
  8. 11. This is the central landmark around which Bowker drives. It represents death and salvation among other things.
  9. 14. This soldier's death prompts the guilt that plagues several characters in "Speaking of Courage," "Notes," and "In the Field"