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The Things They Carried Ch.15

Summary

Summary

Norman Bowker is driving through town and remancising on past memories and playing conversations out in his head. Througout the chapter he circles back around the lake where his friend Max drowned. Norman also played out conversation with his dad and ex Sally Kramer about his war experience and medals. He reflected on how the war was and reimagined seeing Kiowa dying which he blames himself for. He'd even imagined himself walking up to the workers setting fireworks off and telling them about his war experience.

Important Parts

  • Norman has 7 medals from war
  • Remembers Max drowning in a lake
  • Kiowa dying in a memory
  • Playing out conversations & imagining different scenarios play out
  • Norman is driving around a town this chapter
  • Regret over Kiowa's death
  • Didn't earn a star due to letting Kiowa die
  • He drove 12 times around the lake and got out and went into the water

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Themes

Themes

  • Mortality and Death
  • Norman rememebrs multiple times in this chapter people dying like Kiowa and Max.
  • Storytelling
  • The whole chapter in general is a example of stroytelling because Norman is telling us stories about war and his life through memories.
  • Regret
  • For letting go of Kiowa's boot while he was sinking because it smelled bad.

Images

Songs

Songs

Song 1: Chester See- Life of Regrets

"For years I'd been waiting for someone to take me

Tell me it'll all be alright"

Song 2: Avicii- Talk to Myself

"Some nights I talk to myself

I said the words that I can´t say to no one else"

Song 3: Fleurie- Hurts Like Hell

"How can I put it down into words

When it's almost too much for my soul alone"

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Song 3

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