They carried malaria tablets, love letters, mine detectors, each other, and the unrelenting images of war.
Since its publication, The Things They Carried has become an unparalleled Vietnam testament and an incomparable work of American literature. Its structure, similar to a set of related short stories, will keep your classes reading eagerly, and what the soldiers endured will awaken your students to the horrors of war.
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