Has anyone read the things they carried/ how to tell a true war story and can answer these questions.

1. Discuss the opening line. Why might he begin this way?

2. In brief, what story around Mark Fossie and Mary Anne?

3. Explain the events leading to Curt Lemon’s death

4. According to O’Brien, what are some of the elements of a true war story?

5. Summarize the story that Mitchell Sanders tells O’Brien. Include the details added to make it more believable.

6. What does Sanders mean when he give the moral of his story by saying, "That quiet -just listen. There’s your moral."

7. Why does Rat Kiley kill the baby water buffalo? Why is this so disturbing?

8. Reflect on " proximity to death brings with it a corresponding proximity to life."

9. How is this not a war story, but a love story?