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Critical Insights: The Things They Carried

March 2026

Tags: Critical ReadingsCritical ThemesCritical Insights

The Things They Carried is one of the best works of literature to emerge from the Vietnam War. It deals with the burdens of war, truth and storytelling, guilt and responsibility, memory and trauma, plus masculinity and emotional suppression, death and loss, and alienation and disconnection. The novel is a landmark in American literature and can help any present-day reader understand the importance of one of the most divisive and influential wars in American history.

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This volume, though it can only sample from the vast body of war-related literature and film, provides both an introduction and an intriguing cross-section of the field. Great starting point for students seeking an introduction to the theme and the critical discussions surrounding it.

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Critical Insights: Tim O'Brien

This collection brings together a selection of recent representative critical essays on O’Brien from a variety of perspectives. After opening with several short introductory essays, the volume moves on to consider O’Brien’s semi-autobiographical coverage of his experience in Vietnam and discusses O’Brien’s most famous work, The Things They Carried, in addition to several of his other works.