"Too Frightened to Be Cowards"

Today we read and discussed the first story / chapter of The Things They Carried. We touched on some of the overarching themes and the multiple plot strands in the first story. By now you should have read the pink handouts, and I added a few blue handouts with some notes and terms on "The Things They Carried"; "Love"; and "Spin". You should read those handouts and familiarize yourself with the literary terms: verisimilitude; dynamic and static character; vignettes. For homework, you need to read up to page 84: "Enemies", "Friends", "How To Tell A True War Story", and "The Dentist". Have a lovely weekend!