Study Guide: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (SuperSummary)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2019
- Softcover
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SuperSummary, a modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, offers high-quality study guides for challenging works of literature. This 62-page guide for The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien includes detailed story summaries and analysis covering 22 stories, as well as several more in-depth sections of expert-written literary analysis. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like Self-Blame in Response to Death and Talking as a Way of Processing Trauma.
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- Title
- Study Guide: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (SuperSummary)
- Author
- Supersummary
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1709878339
- ISBN 13
- 9781709878336
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