The+things+they+carried+response

I really enjoyed the reading, I would definitley take the time to read the entire book. I really like the setting and the characters. Lieutenant Cross was a great character who I believe showed what an officer thinks and does during battle. This chapter is very realistic and graphic. It isn't something I would reccomend to small children or someone with a weak stomach. Also, there is a lot of cursing and language used in the book, so if you are offended, don't read this book. This book relates to the real world in many ways. This is a war- time book. People are dying and killing eachother. That is what war is like. Soldiers being afraid to fight and die. Losses in the ranks and a sense of duty and calling. All of these come with being a soldier. However, this book reveals the inner workings of a soldier's mind and how he feels during combat. Sometimes the soldier, who you may think of as a hero, can be about as scared as you would think a small child would be. I believe people still think the way Lieutenant Cross did. War never changes, only the men that fight it do. World War II and the war on terrorism are very similar. People die every day for nothing at all. Men kill for their country and to defend their flags.