The Things They Carried Vocabulary Chapter One—“The Things They Carried”: Confiscate: to seize Dysentery: a disorder of the lower intestinal tract Foxhole: a shallow pit dug by a soldier in combat Grunts: infantrymen Hump: to carry on the back (slang) Interval: a space between Laxity: laziness 1 And it came to pass that after I, Nephi, had been carried away in the Spirit, and seen all these things, I returned to the tent of my father. 2 And it came to pass that I beheld my brethren, and they were disputing one with another concerning the things which my father had spoken unto them. Jun 20, 2017 · Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. The book depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer. Dec 07, 2020 · Time is carried upon a current incepted by forgotten deeds. Events of great moment are but the culmination of a single carefully placed thought. As all men must thank progenitors obscured by the past so we must endure the present that those who come after may continue the greater work. Page 1 of 163. T h e T h i n g s T h e y Carried Tim O'Brien Acclaim for The Things They Carried "With The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien adds his second title to the short list of essential fiction about Vietnam. As he did in his novel Going After Cacciato, which won a National Book Award, he captures the