quotes and descriptions Flashcards
paper 2 books (13 cards)
The Things They Carried Description
Chapter 1: Soldiers in Vietnam carry both physical items and emotional burdens by listing. Lieutenant Cross is distracted by thoughts of Martha, while the soldiers endure the hardships of war. Ted lavender gets shot and killed and Lieutenant cross blames himself for the sudden death, burns all about Martha
On the Rainy River description
chapter 4, Tim O’Brien contemplates fleeing to Canada to avoid the war but is overwhelmed by fear and shame and decides to go to war instead. Needed to act like a man.
How to tell a True War Story description
chapter 7, O’Brien explores the complexity of war stories. The buffalo scene, questions what truth is really in war stories, if it seems absurd or exaggerated then it’s probably true
The Man I killed description
chapter 12, After killing a young Vietnamese soldier, O’Brien imagines the life he could have had, struggling with guilt and the reality of his actions. The star-shaped hole + missing leg.
Speaking of courage description
chapter 15, Norman Bowker, back from the war, drives around a lake, feels like a stranger no one understands him. He feels like war never left him and never will
The Lives of the dead description
chapter 22 (the last one), O’Brien reflects on the death of his childhood friend, Linda, and the role of storytelling in keeping the dead alive in memory. Stories keep people alive. Creates memories that aren’t true at the end but essential to that person
stories used for TTTC
The things they carried by Tim O’Brien. Stories: The Things They Carried (1), On the Rainy River (4), How to Tell a True War Story (7), The Man I killed (12), Speaking of courage (15), The Lives of the Dead (22)
WFB Part 1 description
introduction to the Magistrate and life in the empire. The Magistrate leads a quiet life until Colonel Joll arrives to investigate barbarian uprisings. Joll captures and tortures locals. The Magistrate starts questioning the Empire’s brutal methods. Pain is the only way to get the truth
WFB part 2 description
The Barbarian girl. The Magistrate begins caring for a tortured barbarian girl. He’s fascinated and guilt-ridden, using her as a way to understand his own complicity in the Empire’s violence.
WFB part 3 description
The journey and his arrest. He undertakes a dangerous journey to return the girl, believing it’s the moral thing to do. Upon returning, the Empire views him as a traitor and imprisons him. Questions his true intentions by returning an enemy but hoping she will stay with him
WFB part 4 description
imprisonment and humiliation. Stripped of his authority and dignity, the Magistrate becomes a victim of the same system he once upheld. He reflects on justice, guilt, and complicity. Screams to stop the slashing on the plaza. Seen as an enemy when once he was the public figure. Is different and cannot express how that is
WFB part 5 description
the collapse of the empire. The Empire’s campaign collapses due to paranoia and internal decay. The Magistrate resumes his former role, now disillusioned and spiritually changed. Realises the barbarians were never enemies they just chose to label them as that.
WFB part 6 description
reflection and end. Now a humbled and changed man, the Magistrate questions whether justice, truth, or peace can exist in the world of Empire. The snowman is a symbolizism of the wait until the next fall
