The things they carried: a work of fiction
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Lexile measure:
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This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as they carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have.
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9780618706419
9780140147735
9780767902892
9780547391175
9780395515983
9781606865064
9781402565410
9780140147735
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Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 5.8, 10 Points
Level 5.8, 10 Points
Lexile measure:
880L
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| Grouping Author | tim obrien |
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-06-30 05:02:30AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-06-30 05:04:19AM |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Fiction
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction
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The things they carried : a work of fiction
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The things they carried
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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