The Things They Carried

Today in class we discussed the meaning of what O'Brien wrote at the bottom of page 154.  O'Brien says: "That part of the story is my own".  What do you think he means by this and why?

Narrator and What He Carries

I noticed that the narrator does not mention what he carries even though he talks about what everyone else carries. Is he trying to hide something that he is carrying or is there a deeper meaning??

The Things They Carried

In "The Things They Carried", the author Tom O’Brien includes himself in the book by making himself a main character.
Why do you think he does this?

Song Of Solomon

During our discussion in class today we talked about the end of the novel. Due to the fact that the ending is left very open ended we didn't come to a conclusion. What do u think happened at the end of the story? Did milk man die? Is this what you thought was going to happen at the end? How does the ending fit with the rest of the story?