On the Novel "The Things they carried" for English 12 Questions:
1.) According to O'Brien, how do you tell a true war story? What does he mean when he says that true war stories are never about war?

2.) In O’Brien’s terms, what is the relationship between historical truth and fictional truth?

3.) Why does this story begin with the line: “This is true.”

4.) Why is the baby water buffalo scene more disturbing than the death of one of O’Brien’s platoon members, Curt Lemon?

5.) O’Brien explains that this story was “not a war story. It was a love story.” In what sense is this a “love story”?