The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien

The Slim, Dead, Dainty Young Man of About Twenty

Character Analysis

Despite the fact that we know absolutely nothing about the young man's life beyond his physical description and the place that he dies, he still plays an essential role in the book, one that you should check out in "Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory."

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