In "the things they carry" what do you think o'brien was referring to with the title "love? " what kind of love was he thinking about and between whom? jimmy and martha? jimmy and the platoon ? jimmy and tim ? tim and his work ? love of country ?

In "The Things They Carry" O'Brien was referring to the love between Jimmy and Martha

Explanation:

Jimmy has been in loved with Martha since they were younger and before he went to war, he didn't want to make Martha suffer and he burned all the letters so he wouldn't have to carry all that love with him in war, then when he sees her again, he tells her that he loves her, and even when she never got married she does not say anything back, then O'Brien wants to help Jimmy writing a story in his book to get Martha back.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.