The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien was very helpful in starting to examine the literature of the Vietnam War more closely. This book is a good example of a piece of literature about the Vietnam War. It is important to see an archetype of the literature before an analysis of the literature, as a whole, can be made. Not only was this book an excellent example of the literature of the Vietnam War in …showed first 75 words of 643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 643 total…influenced each particular part of the story. This can later be compared with other pieces of literature pertaining to the Vietnam War. All in all, this book was very helpful to the study of the literature of the Vietnam War and is recommended to anyone interested in doing the same or a similar study. It is also recommended to anyone who would simply like to read an excellent book about a soldier's experiences in the