... short story "The Things They Carried" Tim O"Brien faces Jimmy Cross with the problem of surviving while fighting in Vietnam. While trying to maintain his sanity, Jimmy struggles between his old self and the person he has to become. Jimmy has to make some difficult decisions while in his tour, and most of them come to his attention after his friend ... determination came from his conflict with fear and courage. Jimmy and his men were not very courageous, they did do heroic things, and they did not even fight in many battles. But this did not make them cowards. They acted in a courageous ...

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• Grade Level: High School