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5/21/2014

 
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Module #18 - Discussion #2 - Shame vs. Courage

5/16/2014

 
What is the role of shame in the lives of these soldiers? Does it drive them to acts of heroism, or stupidity? Or both? What is the relationship between shame and courage, according to O'Brien?

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Module #18 - Discussion #1 - Find meaning in possessions

5/16/2014

 
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In the list of all the things the soldiers carried, what item was most surprising? Which item did you find most evocative of the war? Which items stay with you?

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Module #17 - "I want to see you be BRAVE"

5/11/2014

 
PictureCowardly lion in The Wizard of Oz (wikimedia commons)
You need to read the vignette "Speaking of Courage" in order to participate in this discussion.

In "Speaking of Courage," the narrator says, "Sometimes the bravest thing on earth was to sit through the night and feel the cold in your bones. Courage was not always a matter of yes or no." How does the narrator define courage? How do you define it?


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Module #16 - Discussion #2 - Point of View

5/5/2014

 
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Why is the first story, "The Things They Carried," written in third person? How does this serve to introduce the rest of the novel? What effect did it have on your experience of the novel when O'Brien switched to first person, and you realized the narrator was one of the soldiers?

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Module #16 - Discussion #1 - What did THEY carry?

5/5/2014

 
Be sure to read the first vignette in order to participate in this discussion.

In the title story "The Things They Carried," how do the things the men carry help define them as individuals? What are some of the more interesting items? Which "things" were unexpected? What would you carry if you went to war?

Please respond to two (2) peers during this discussion.

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