The things they carried

The book that I read for the project was The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brian. The book is about the items that the soldiers carried through their journey in Vietnam. The items they bring vary form guilt and fear to real items like an M-16. The book is about O'Brian and his ex princes in Vietnam as it as much as the different characters and their stories in Vietnam. The book goes through the reasons for coming to Vietnam and the struggles that they faced. For example the O'Brian talks about the struggle he faced when received his letter to be sent to Vietnam. He was faced with the choice of leaving to Canada and disgracing his family and living up to his political views or he could and not disappoint his family. I would recommend this book to anyone who's looking for a good read. Not only is this a good book about the people who fought in Vietnam it also portrays the story of all soldiers. I recommend this book to anyone.