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O'Brien and the Weight of Story-Truth — Homework
Reread "The Things They Carried" before answering.
- 1.Describe the opening catalog technique and name one earlier text this year using a similar technique.
- 2.Why does burning Martha's letters fail to remove the emotional weight Cross is trying to set down?
- 3.Define "story-truth" and "happening-truth."
- 4.Why might a war story rely on story-truth rather than only happening-truth?
- 5.In five or more sentences, explain why listing physical objects can be an effective way to reveal a character's inner life indirectly.
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