Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

After viewing the first part of the film, write a response that addresses the following:
1. An image or scene that resonated with you. Explain!
2. The similarities and/or differences between the film and the book so far. Please use at least one quote from the text.

The Things They Carried Reader's Guide

Reading Resources

Click here for a video on Vietnam from YouTube.

Click here for an explanation of references made throughout the text.

Click here for a glossary of unfamiliar terms you may come across in the novel.

Click here for a summary of Vietnam War.

"There is No Unmarked Woman"

Do you agree or disagree with Tannen's article? Do you think this idea is still relevant in society today? Use at least two quotes from the article as support in your argument. Remember to integrate the quotes into your own writing!

Question #1

Explain the significance of the last page of the novel in relation to Gatsby's dream and the American dream. Use at least one piece of evidence from the text in your response.

Question #2

What moral judgment does Nick make about Tom and Daisy at the end of the story? Explain using at least one piece of evidence from the text.

Question #3

At the end of chapter 8, Nick explains, "...and the holocaust was complete" (Fitzgerald 162). What might the term "holocaust" mean here? What does it imply about the events of the past few chapters? Use at least one piece of evidence from the text to support your answer.

Question #4

As Nick leaves Gatsby's the morning after the accident, he remarks, "They're a rotten crowd...You're worth more than the whole damn bunch put together" (Fitzgerald 154). What does Nick mean by this? Do you agree or disagree with Nick? Integrate at least one piece of evidence from the text in your response.