The Things They Carried

In the 1st chapter of the book characters are describe by the things they carried. The things they carrie reflect their character throughout the chapter. The objects also tells us what they are like. Jimmy Cross carries letters from a girl that isnt in love with him, he believes that she is in love with him, this idea keeps him sane during the conflict in vietnam. Henry Dobbins carries extra things and is big guy. Dave Jensen carries hygiene products. Ted Lavender carries tranquilizers and dope to ease his mind. Mitchell Sander carries extra condoms indicating he must have sex with local women. Norman Bowker carries a thumb and a diary which means he often writes what he experiences in the war. Rat Riley carries comics, medical supplies and M & M's. Kiowa who is black because of his sitrust of the white man, carries an illustrated new testament bible. Lee strunk carries tanning lotion. All of the individuals carrie seperate things that identifies different characteristics, but they all carry similiar things that let us know they have similarities. The simularities they have is that they all wana survive and get home.