The Things They Carried

“THE THINGS THEY CARRIED” In war, the last thing a soldier should be thinking about is their loved ones, family, relatives, friends, and especially any distractions such as a crush on a girl or guy. Feeling one’s emotions and inner feelings should not be in the same place at the same time as when one is fighting on the battlefield in war. A soldier by the name of Jimmy Cross was one of the …

…in the war. In war, the last thing someone needs is to be thinking about their loved ones, family, friends, or crushes. There is no room for mistakes or distractions on the battlefield. One must be focused and not be daydreaming of hopeless fantasies that will never come true at the wrong time. In the long run, if they do, it will cost them their lives, if not their own then someone else’s life.