Quote 1:
"Jimmy shook his head "It doesn't matter," he finally said. "I love her." (page 28)
Analysis:
In this quote we can see how even so after the war, Jimmy Cross's love for Martha hasn't gone away, and how he still dwells on the fact that she doesn't love him. In this quote we can also see how O'Brien shows through Cross's character that sometimes painful memories are essential for survival.
Quote 2:
"He got into his car and rolled down the window. "Make me out to be a good guy, okay? Brave and handsome, all that stuff. Best platoon leader ever." He hesitated for a second. "And do me a favor. Don't mention anything about-"
"No," I said, "I won't."(page 30)
Analysis:
In this quote we can see how Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried a doleful secret with him, whose origin came from leading a troop from the Alpha Company, but O'Brien leaves the secret's essence open to debate. The reader may suppose that Cross's dark secret is the nagging guilt that he feels for Ted Lavender's death, but it still leaves the reader doubtful of what is really hiding behind all the mystery.
"Spin"
Quote 1:
"The bad stuff never stops happening: it lives in its own dimension, replaying itself over and over." (page 32)
Analysis:
In this quote we can see how the author uses an anthropomorphis to explain how " [...] bad stuff never stops happening:it lives in its own dimension [...]" are sometimes so vivid and painful that they aren't feasible to forget sometimes.
In the fragment were O'Brien tries to explain how his war memories are turned into stories to connect the past with the present. Detrimentally, the author can't forget the war. Kathleen, his daughter, even tells that he should write joyful stories instead instead of war stories. In spite of that, O'Brien writes "[...] it lives in its own dimension, replaying itself over and over." The war, and the memories that come with it have stuck with him, and he knows they will never be erased.
Quote 2:
"And sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story." (page 38)
Analysis:
Tim O'Brien applies the use of anaphora by repeating the word "stories" throughout the quote. This can be seen when the author says "[...] That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. [...]", he emphasizes that stories are something that become part of you, and they help you cope with loneliness.
O'Brien seeks seeks prosperity for The Things They Carried. He wants his story to be read by a million people one hundred years from now. The Vietnam war was historic. A century from now we will all here from the vietnamese war in documentaries from that time, but if you want hear what it really felt like to be in the Vietnamese war, all the people who can tell us would have passed away.We will need a testament of the memories, and that is what this book is for.
In this quote we can see how Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried a doleful secret with him, whose origin came from leading a troop from the Alpha Company, but O'Brien leaves the secret's essence open to debate. The reader may suppose that Cross's dark secret is the nagging guilt that he feels for Ted Lavender's death, but it still leaves the reader doubtful of what is really hiding behind all the mystery.
"Spin"
Quote 1:
"The bad stuff never stops happening: it lives in its own dimension, replaying itself over and over." (page 32)
Analysis:
In this quote we can see how the author uses an anthropomorphis to explain how " [...] bad stuff never stops happening:it lives in its own dimension [...]" are sometimes so vivid and painful that they aren't feasible to forget sometimes.
In the fragment were O'Brien tries to explain how his war memories are turned into stories to connect the past with the present. Detrimentally, the author can't forget the war. Kathleen, his daughter, even tells that he should write joyful stories instead instead of war stories. In spite of that, O'Brien writes "[...] it lives in its own dimension, replaying itself over and over." The war, and the memories that come with it have stuck with him, and he knows they will never be erased.
Quote 2:
"And sometimes remembering will lead to a story, which makes it forever. That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story." (page 38)
Analysis:
Tim O'Brien applies the use of anaphora by repeating the word "stories" throughout the quote. This can be seen when the author says "[...] That's what stories are for. Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. [...]", he emphasizes that stories are something that become part of you, and they help you cope with loneliness.
O'Brien seeks seeks prosperity for The Things They Carried. He wants his story to be read by a million people one hundred years from now. The Vietnam war was historic. A century from now we will all here from the vietnamese war in documentaries from that time, but if you want hear what it really felt like to be in the Vietnamese war, all the people who can tell us would have passed away.We will need a testament of the memories, and that is what this book is for.
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