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The Things They Carried: CliffsNotes

Written by: Jill Colella
Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
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Publisher's Summary

This CliffsNotes study guide on Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, and expanded glossaries, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Things They Carried.

Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from O'Brien's The Things They Carried.

CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Tim O'Brien and The Things They Carried, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com.

©2000 Wiley Publishing, Inc. Original adaptation of text (c) 2011 Wiley Publishing, Inc. (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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