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What intangible affects Tim O’Brien/Lieutenant Jimmy Cross? Explain.

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Read The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

What intangible affects Tim O’Brien/Lieutenant Jimmy Cross? Explain.

Answer:

Tim O’Brien carries guilt and fear because when he got drafted he first decided to escape to Canada to avoid fighting in a war he didn´t believe in. It´s only the fear of disappointing his family that made him go to Vietnam.

Lieutenant Jimmy Cross also carries guilt. He blames himself for Lavender's death because he was distracted thinking of his college crush when it happened.

Step-by-step explanation:

O’Brien describes the things the soldiers in the Alpha Company took on to war, differentiating the tangible ones from the intangible ones, such as guilt and fear.

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