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Tim O'Brien. The Things They Carried . London: HarperCollins, 1991.
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"The Things They Carried" and "Love" “Spin” and “On a Rainy River” "Enemies, "Friends," "How to Tell a True War Story," and "The Dentist" “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong,” "Stockings," and "Church" "The Man I Killed," "Ambush," and "Style" "Speaking of Courage" and "Notes" "In the Field," "Good Form," and "Field Trip" "The Ghost Soldiers," "Night Life," and "The Lives of the Dead"
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