1. The Things They Carried
... feels like he is not part of this special bond of soldiers in the field, but finds out that he is replaced by another. The men feel that the Narrator is like a civilian in a way. He wasn't out in the field when they where getting shot at, he did not live in constant fear of a bullet. It goes back to ... United States. When the soldiers returned from the war they find a country that does not want to talk about the war and is even trying to forget it happened. Norman Bowker is a prime example of this. When he returned from the war he went back to his home town. There was no parade, no grou...
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- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School