Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index.
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Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views. Clayton W. Lewis' "Chronicle of war" ; Pamela Smiley on the role of the ideal (female) reader ; Robin Blyn on O'Brien's The things they carried ; Catherine Calloway on "how to tell a true war story" : metafiction in The things they carried ; Maria S. Bonn on Tim O'Brien and the efficacy of the text ; Lorrie N. Smith on the gendered subtext in Tim O'Brien's Esquire stories ; Steven Kaplan on the undying uncertainty of the narrator ; Marilyn Wesley on truth and fiction ; David R. Jarraway on trauma and recovery in Vietnam War literature -- Works by Tim O'Brien.
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"Essential for any student of literature looking to enhance his or her reading experience, Bloom's Guides are highly useful for test preparation, independent scholarship, or book group discussions. Book jacket."--Jacket.