War Changes People: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

War Changes People: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The effects of war spare no partisan. Whether a priest, wife to the soldier, doctor or soldier, everyone is susceptible to the impacts of war. According to Taylor et al. (154), war tends to alter both the mental and psychological status of an individual making their actions and decision different from what they were before they ventured into a battlefield. Telch et al. (199) state that war sometimes takes the humanity part of human beings or makes some of them seek to be better people in the society to seek redemption for their sinful actions while on the battlefield. Greif, fear, hope, and aggressiveness are all elements created by war and Taylor et al. (154) state that they all have the potential to alter how people perceive the world when affected. The effects can either be positive or negative. In this context, we analyze how war alters the psychological and mental state of people in relation to O’Brien’s The Things They Carried.

War results in sadness for those suffering the loss of their loved ones and the experience of the sad life has the potential to alter the behavior of those affected. In O’Brien’s The Things They Carried describes the life and experience of Rat Kiley and how he changes after being part of a war. O’Brien uses Kelly’s experience to reflect upon how war changes the lives of men in society when they suffer the loss of loved one and property during the war. Kiley’s life in the …