The Things They Carried Characters
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Jimmy Cross
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the First Lieutenant that carried letters and photos from Martha (and wondered if she was a virgin), carried a white stone from her, and blamed himself for the deaths of Ted Lavender and Kiowa
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Martha
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a junior at Mount Sebastian College that Jimmy Cross was in love with, although she didn't love him back
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Henry Dobbins
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he carried the pantyhose of his girlfriend around with him for good luck and talked about joining the monks, even though he was not religious
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Dave Jensen
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he practiced field hygiene, ate night-sight vitamins, and carried a rabbit's foot
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Ted Lavender
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he was scared, so he carried tranquilizers and marijuana; he was shot in the head on the way back from peeing
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Mitchell Sanders
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he was the RTO that packed off lice and sent them to his recruiting office; he is a skilled storyteller and is a type of father figure
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Norman Bowker
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he carried a human thumb and was tired of his father talking about winning medals; he is the person that drove around the lake thinking about how he almost won the Silver Star, blamed himself for Kiowa's death, and ended up committing suicide
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Kiowa
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he was one of O'Brien's closest friends and carried an illustrated New Testament along with his grandfather's hunting hatchet; he died in the mud field
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Rat Kiley
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he was the skilled medic that was best friends with Lemon; he wrote a letter to Lemon's sister and shot the baby buffalo after Lemon's death; he shot himself in the foot when the war became too much for him to handle
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Lee Strunk
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he carried a slingshot and had an intricate relationship with Dave Jensen; his leg was blown up by a mine and he died on the helicopter ride to the hospital
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Azar
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he gave chocolate to the one-legged boy, strapped the puppy to the mine, and helped O'Brien scare Jorgenson
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Curt Lemon
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he stepped on a mine while playing with Rat Kiley and died; he was terrified of the dentist
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Kathleen
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the daughter of O'Brien, who is less than impressed with his war stories and travels to Vietnam
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Elroy Berdhal
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he was the 81 year old owner of the Tip Top Lodge that helped O'Brien and tried to give him two hundred dollars; he was very understanding and didn't press the issues
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Mark Fossie
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he was the man that brought his girlfriend to Vietnam
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Eddie Diamond
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he first introduced the idea of bringing girls into Vietnam
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Mary Anne Bell
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she was the girl brought to Vietnam by Fossie that quickly became interested and refused to leave; she ended up becoming close with the Green Berets and going out on night raids barefoot and unarmed; the last scene with her shows her wearing a necklace of human tongues
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Bobby Jorgenson
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he was the medic that replaced Rat Kiley and didn't adequately treat O'Brien for shock
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Morty Phillips
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he was the soldier that went for a swim (using up his luck) and came down with a virus; Jorgenson kept him alive
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Linda
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O'Brien's crush/love from when they were in fourth grade; she had a brain tumor and died, which was the first time O'Brien had experience with a dead body
