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Tim O'Brien is an American author who is most known for writing on his experience serving in the Vietnam War. He was born in a small town called Austin in Minnesota in 1946. He currently resides in Austin, Texas where he teaches at Texas State University-San Marcos. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Harvard after his tour in Vietnam.

He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam war from 1968 to 1970. Other notable titles O'Brien has published include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, Northern Lights, The Nuclear Age, and Going After Cacciato The Things They Carried is a collection of related short stories about the Vietnam war. Although based upon the real-life experiences of author Tim O'Brien's time served in the war, the title page of the novel refers to the book as a “work of fiction.” Additionally, a few of the book's characters show similarities to characters from O'Brien's autobiography If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home.

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CHAPTER OUTLINE
Introduction
Background Information for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Overall Summary of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Important Characters in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Key Terms in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
...and much more
Chapter Summaries
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 1: “The Things They Carried”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 2: “Love”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 3: “Spin”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 4: “On the Rainy River”
...and much more
Additional Reading
Major Reviews of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Other Related Content for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Trivia for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
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Quicklet On The Things They Carried by Macie Melendez
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Tim O'Brien is an American author who is most known for writing on his experience serving in the Vietnam War. He was born in a small town called Austin in Minnesota in 1946. He currently resides in Austin, Texas where he teaches at Texas State University-San Marcos. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Harvard after his tour in Vietnam.

He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam war from 1968 to 1970. Other notable titles O'Brien has published include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, Northern Lights, The Nuclear Age, and Going After Cacciato The Things They Carried is a collection of related short stories about the Vietnam war. Although based upon the real-life experiences of author Tim O'Brien's time served in the war, the title page of the novel refers to the book as a “work of fiction.” Additionally, a few of the book's characters show similarities to characters from O'Brien's autobiography If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home.

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CHAPTER OUTLINE
Introduction
Background Information for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Overall Summary of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Important Characters in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Key Terms in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
...and much more
Chapter Summaries
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 1: “The Things They Carried”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 2: “Love”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 3: “Spin”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 4: “On the Rainy River”
...and much more
Additional Reading
Major Reviews of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Other Related Content for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Trivia for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
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Tim O'Brien is an American author who is most known for writing on his experience serving in the Vietnam War. He was born in a small town called Austin in Minnesota in 1946. He currently resides in Austin, Texas where he teaches at Texas State University-San Marcos. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Harvard after his tour in Vietnam.

He was drafted into the Army and served in the Vietnam war from 1968 to 1970. Other notable titles O'Brien has published include If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, Northern Lights, The Nuclear Age, and Going After Cacciato The Things They Carried is a collection of related short stories about the Vietnam war. Although based upon the real-life experiences of author Tim O'Brien's time served in the war, the title page of the novel refers to the book as a “work of fiction.” Additionally, a few of the book's characters show similarities to characters from O'Brien's autobiography If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home.

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CHAPTER OUTLINE
Introduction
Background Information for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Overall Summary of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Important Characters in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Key Terms in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
...and much more
Chapter Summaries
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 1: “The Things They Carried”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 2: “Love”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 3: “Spin”
The Things They Carried Summary: Chapter 4: “On the Rainy River”
...and much more
Additional Reading
Major Reviews of The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Other Related Content for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Trivia for The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

Product Details

BN ID: 2940013721104
Publisher: Hyperink
Publication date: 01/05/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Macie Melendez has been a professional writer since 2005 and has been published in various publications, including Home Energy and San Francisco magazine, among others. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from San Diego State University, and currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and their dog.
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