1. How come Tim refers to Lemon as only Rat's friend, but he saw him die? Was he never close to Lemon and only Rat? 2. Even though Tim goes into depth about how to tell if a war story is true does he admit that he fabricated part of his story?
Sweetheart of the song Tra Bong: 1. When most concluded that Mary Anne was lost in the mountains somewhere, does anyone actually know where she is, maybe the closest person to her? 2. Did Mary Anne ever physically or actually cheat on Fossie? 3. Were the Green Berets typically mentally disturbed as Mary Anne demonstrated when she was a part of that group towards the end?
Sweetheart of the song tra bong 1. Did Mary Anne stop being in love with Mark Fossie when her transformation occured? 2. Does Mark Fossie ever talk about Mary Anne after she dissapeared to Tim O'Brien?
1. What parts of Tim O'Briens war story, more specifically Lemons death, did he lie about 2. Does Lemon's death affect the rest of the group as badly as it did Lavenders death?
How to Tell A True War Story: 1. Why does everyone call Bob Kiley "Rat?" 2. Why didn't Curt's sister write back? Does she blame Rat for his death (The game of catch) 3. Does Rat Kiley continuously shoot the baby water buffalo because he wants something else to feel pain for Curt Lemon's death?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong: 1. Did Mary Anne ever really stop loving Mark, or was she just focused on the war? 2. Is it possible that Mary Anne could have died?
1. Was Rat Kiley telling a true war story or did he make most of it up? 2. What was the purpose of the tongue necklace? Is it symbolic of something? 3. Early in the chapter, Eddie Diamond says that Mary Anne will learn not to take Vietnam so lightly. Did she every really learn?
How to Tell a True War Story
1. Can a true war story never be moral like the author says? 2. Can a war story be true to some, yet not to others? 3. What was the significance of the water buffalo? Was that part of the story true?
Sweatheart of the Song Tra Bong: 1. Why do you think Mary Anne ended up disappearing at the end of the chapter? 2. Since Fossie was in such bad shape when he first found out about Mary Anne and the greenies (page 95) how did he act when he found out Mary Anne disappeared completely? How to tell a true war story: "In war you loose your sense of definite," (page 78) what does this mean? 2. Do the two chapters connect in a way that they're both true or are they both false?
Was he telling a true story? Did Mary Anne ever actually wonder off to another guy?
How to Tell a True War Story What parts about the story is true? Who is this other guy that died? Did he effect everyone else too? Is anything he says true if he keeps saying "this is how you can tell its a true war story"?
How to tell a true story: How does Vietnam talk? What is Sanders implying? What exactly is a "Yellow Mother"? Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong: What is Mary Anne's background like? Did Mark Fossie know that Mary Anne was this interested in war ahead of time?
WIE MAN EINE WAHRE GESCHICHTE ERZAHLEN: 1. IST DEUTSCHLAND NUMER EINS??? 2. SIND DER LEUTE DES DEUTSCHLAND VOLKISCH???? 3. WENN DEUTSCHLAND DAS WELT BEHERRSCHEN, WAS WERDEN DER MENSCHEN UND ALLGEMEINER UMWELT WORDEN!????!?!??!11
Is the story of Mary Anne a factual one or just used to express how dramatically war can change people?
Why would it help Rat to cope by hurting something so innocent? Why didn't any of the men try and stop him from torturing the animal? Was that a made up story?
The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong: Rat Kiley said when he was telling the story that he loved Mary Anne, and remembered the story very sadly and made sure to get the details about her just right. Is Mark Fossie real or was it really Rat Kiley in his story?
How to Tell a True War Story: Are Tim O'Brian's stories in The Things They Carried fabricated like Mitchell Sanders story about silece?
Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong 1. Why does Mary Anne go off with the Green Berets? 2. Why do the men feel the need to have a woman on the base? 3. Why does Tim Obrien use Mary Anne to express the books views on war rather than the soldiers?
How To Tell a True War Story
1. Do all war stories have a moral to them? 2. Why is Rat Kiley bothered by not receiving a letter from back Curt Lemon's sister?
Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong: 1. Does what happened to Mary Anne have a deeper meaning? Does anyone have any knowledge of what initially happened to her? 2. How come Fossie was so caught up with what was going on with Mary Anne when he was in Vietnam at war?
How to Tell a True War Story: 1. "...many versions-but here's what actually happened." Why does he say he has told this story many different ways if he knows what actually happened with certain specific details? 2. Why does the baby buffalo take so long to die? Does the slow, brutal death and torture of the baby buffalo have any significance?
Sweetheart of the Song TraBong: 1. How much did Mary Anne's curiosity contribute to her drastic change? 2. What exactly was Mary looking for when she disappeared into the mountains?
How to Tell a True War Story: 1. What did Rat Kiley whisper to the dying baby water buffalo? 2. What is it about Vietnam that makes it speak to us? What makes the silence so loud?
How to Tell a True War Story 1. Why does a true war story have to have so many exaggerations? Can't the story be told with what really happened? 2. Why can't Rat just except that Curt's sister might want to just forget that her brother is dead and not want to talk to survivors?
1. It is clear that Mark Fossie does not love Mary Anne as much as he used to, does Mary Anne know this? Has Mary Anne lost feelings for him too after her change? 2. Why do the soldiers want to watch the innocent baby buffalo die a slow and painful death? Does event have any relationship to the soldiers lives? 3. Does his sister not write back because he sent it to the wrong address? Or could she have recently passed away and he didn't know about it?
"Sweetheart' - Is Mary Anne really just the soldiers' innocence personified? - If Mary is truly a personification of their innocence, what happened to the preconceived notion that her and Mark were engaged? What does this truly mean? - When they state that "she is ready for the kill", do they mean that she is ready to end up getting a soldier killed? It has been mentioned in the story prior to this that men with morals often died.
"How to Tell a True War Story" - Was the unnecessary brutality exerted on the buffalo a message about how the soldiers truly felt about the war? Hopeless, wanting revenge, brutal? - Was his reiteration regarding lack of morals a homage to the first chapter where Ted ends up dead because of Cross's infatuation? - Does Curt's sister not write back because she is burdened with immense grief?
1. Why did Mary Anne want to come to Vietnam in the first place? 2. Why did mark Fossie first assume she was sleeping with Eddie when she went missing?
1. How come Tim refers to Lemon as only Rat's friend, but he saw him die? Was he never close to Lemon and only Rat?
ReplyDelete2. Even though Tim goes into depth about how to tell if a war story is true does he admit that he fabricated part of his story?
Sweetheart of the song Tra Bong:
ReplyDelete1. When most concluded that Mary Anne was lost in the mountains somewhere, does anyone actually know where she is, maybe the closest person to her?
2. Did Mary Anne ever physically or actually cheat on Fossie?
3. Were the Green Berets typically mentally disturbed as Mary Anne demonstrated when she was a part of that group towards the end?
Sweetheart of the song tra bong
ReplyDelete1. Did Mary Anne stop being in love with Mark Fossie when her transformation occured?
2. Does Mark Fossie ever talk about Mary Anne after she dissapeared to Tim O'Brien?
1. What parts of Tim O'Briens war story, more specifically Lemons death, did he lie about
ReplyDelete2. Does Lemon's death affect the rest of the group as badly as it did Lavenders death?
How to Tell A True War Story:
ReplyDelete1. Why does everyone call Bob Kiley "Rat?"
2. Why didn't Curt's sister write back? Does she blame Rat for his death (The game of catch)
3. Does Rat Kiley continuously shoot the baby water buffalo because he wants something else to feel pain for Curt Lemon's death?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong:
1. Did Mary Anne ever really stop loving Mark, or was she just focused on the war?
2. Is it possible that Mary Anne could have died?
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Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
ReplyDelete1. Was Rat Kiley telling a true war story or did he make most of it up?
2. What was the purpose of the tongue necklace? Is it symbolic of something?
3. Early in the chapter, Eddie Diamond says that Mary Anne will learn not to take Vietnam so lightly. Did she every really learn?
How to Tell a True War Story
1. Can a true war story never be moral like the author says?
2. Can a war story be true to some, yet not to others?
3. What was the significance of the water buffalo? Was that part of the story true?
Sweatheart of the Song Tra Bong:
ReplyDelete1. Why do you think Mary Anne ended up disappearing at the end of the chapter?
2. Since Fossie was in such bad shape when he first found out about Mary Anne and the greenies (page 95) how did he act when he found out Mary Anne disappeared completely?
How to tell a true war story:
"In war you loose your sense of definite," (page 78) what does this mean?
2. Do the two chapters connect in a way that they're both true or are they both false?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
ReplyDeleteWas he telling a true story?
Did Mary Anne ever actually wonder off to another guy?
How to Tell a True War Story
What parts about the story is true?
Who is this other guy that died? Did he effect everyone else too?
Is anything he says true if he keeps saying "this is how you can tell its a true war story"?
How to tell a true story:
ReplyDeleteHow does Vietnam talk? What is Sanders implying?
What exactly is a "Yellow Mother"?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong:
What is Mary Anne's background like?
Did Mark Fossie know that Mary Anne was this interested in war ahead of time?
WIE MAN EINE WAHRE GESCHICHTE ERZAHLEN:
ReplyDelete1. IST DEUTSCHLAND NUMER EINS???
2. SIND DER LEUTE DES DEUTSCHLAND VOLKISCH????
3. WENN DEUTSCHLAND DAS WELT BEHERRSCHEN, WAS WERDEN DER MENSCHEN UND ALLGEMEINER UMWELT WORDEN!????!?!??!11
Is the story of Mary Anne a factual one or just used to express how dramatically war can change people?
ReplyDeleteWhy would it help Rat to cope by hurting something so innocent? Why didn't any of the men try and stop him from torturing the animal? Was that a made up story?
"Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong"
ReplyDelete1. Why does Rat Kiley keep such a neutral tone/expression when telling the story of Mark Fossie and Mary Anne?
2. Why does Tim O'Brien use a woman (Mary Anne) to express his opinion of the Vietnam War in the chapter "Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong"?
"How to Tell a True War Story"
1. Why does Rat Kiley go by the name "Rat" instead of his given name? Is "Rat" a nickname given to him during the war?
The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong:
ReplyDeleteRat Kiley said when he was telling the story that he loved Mary Anne, and remembered the story very sadly and made sure to get the details about her just right. Is Mark Fossie real or was it really Rat Kiley in his story?
How to Tell a True War Story:
Are Tim O'Brian's stories in The Things They Carried fabricated like Mitchell Sanders story about silece?
Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong
ReplyDelete1. Why does Mary Anne go off with the Green Berets?
2. Why do the men feel the need to have a woman on the base?
3. Why does Tim Obrien use Mary Anne to express the books views on war rather than the soldiers?
How To Tell a True War Story
1. Do all war stories have a moral to them?
2. Why is Rat Kiley bothered by not receiving a letter from back Curt Lemon's sister?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
ReplyDelete1. Why did Mary Anne leave Fossie?
2. what was the significance of the tongue necklace?
How to Tell a True War Story
1. why does Rat use the word cooze, instead of just saying woman?
2. why didn't she write a letter back to Rat?
Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong:
ReplyDelete1. Does what happened to Mary Anne have a deeper meaning? Does anyone have any knowledge of what initially happened to her?
2. How come Fossie was so caught up with what was going on with Mary Anne when he was in Vietnam at war?
How to Tell a True War Story:
1. "...many versions-but here's what actually happened." Why does he say he has told this story many different ways if he knows what actually happened with certain specific details?
2. Why does the baby buffalo take so long to die? Does the slow, brutal death and torture of the baby buffalo have any significance?
Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong
ReplyDelete1. How much of the story did Rat exaggerate?
2. Is Mary Anne still alive?
Sweetheart of the Song TraBong:
ReplyDelete1. How much did Mary Anne's curiosity contribute to her drastic change?
2. What exactly was Mary looking for when she disappeared into the mountains?
How to Tell a True War Story:
1. What did Rat Kiley whisper to the dying baby water buffalo?
2. What is it about Vietnam that makes it speak to us? What makes the silence so loud?
How to Tell a True War Story
ReplyDelete1. Why does a true war story have to have so many exaggerations? Can't the story be told with what really happened?
2. Why can't Rat just except that Curt's sister might want to just forget that her brother is dead and not want to talk to survivors?
1. It is clear that Mark Fossie does not love Mary Anne as much as he used to, does Mary Anne know this? Has Mary Anne lost feelings for him too after her change?
ReplyDelete2. Why do the soldiers want to watch the innocent baby buffalo die a slow and painful death? Does event have any relationship to the soldiers lives?
3. Does his sister not write back because he sent it to the wrong address? Or could she have recently passed away and he didn't know about it?
"Sweetheart'
ReplyDelete- Is Mary Anne really just the soldiers' innocence personified?
- If Mary is truly a personification of their innocence, what happened to the preconceived notion that her and Mark were engaged? What does this truly mean?
- When they state that "she is ready for the kill", do they mean that she is ready to end up getting a soldier killed? It has been mentioned in the story prior to this that men with morals often died.
"How to Tell a True War Story"
- Was the unnecessary brutality exerted on the buffalo a message about how the soldiers truly felt about the war? Hopeless, wanting revenge, brutal?
- Was his reiteration regarding lack of morals a homage to the first chapter where Ted ends up dead because of Cross's infatuation?
- Does Curt's sister not write back because she is burdened with immense grief?
1. Why did Mary Anne want to come to Vietnam in the first place?
ReplyDelete2. Why did mark Fossie first assume she was sleeping with Eddie when she went missing?
Did Mary Anne go to Vietnam with the expectation she wouldn't come home?
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't Mark Fossie "Belong" in Vietnam?
Is any story in book true or has Tim O'Brain altered everyone?
ReplyDeleteWhy do the men lie about their stories? Why does it seem so hard for them to just tell the truth?