The Things They Carried Chapter summaries

Stories 1- 5

 The Things They Carried

Jimmy Cross is the First Lieutenant of Alpha company, but he cannot stop himself from thinking …

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Stories 6 - 11

Friends

Lee and Dave developed a close friendship after the incident with the knife. They learned to trust one another and …

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Stories 12 - 17

The Man I Killed

Tim describes the man he had killed. The man’s lower jaw was in his throat, his upper lip and teeth were …

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Stories 18 - 22

Good Form

Tim says that he is forty-three now and that a long time ago he had walked through Vietnam as a soldier. …

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