The Chapter entitled “Love”. This chapter serves as an anecdote in the scheme of the whole story. To me, it allows the author to convey the long-term effects of the war on the Veterans once they returned home. O’Brien had just got done explaining what life was like on the battle front, but he then takes it a step farther and explains “the things they carried” with them later in life. Instead of necessities for battle, these men carried memories and life-altering experiences as vivid memories with them to their grave. To me, this chapter allowed the readers like myself to have an insight into what these veterans experienced in the years following their last mission in the jungles of Vietnam.
make sure you're linking your reflections to specific passages.
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