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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Martha's Letters

Welcome to CBVI@GMHC

This month we are reading the book

The Things They Carried  by Tim O'Brien

Homework for April 27, 2020

Name________________________

Read the excerpt and answer the following question. Respond in a complete sentence.

In “The Things They Carried,” Cross bears the grief of Lavender’s death for the members of his troop, such as Kiowa, who are too dumbfounded to mourn. In the same story, he makes a personal sacrifice, burning the letters from Martha so that her presence will no longer distract him. In each case, Cross makes a Christ-like sacrifice so that his fellow men—Norman Bowker and Kiowa, in this case—can carry on without being crippled by grief and guilt.

Level 1

1. Explain why Lieutenant Cross burn the thing he carry: Martha's letters?





Level 2
1. Whose grief does Lt. Cross carry?
2. Explain why Lieutenant Cross burn the thing he carry: Martha's letters?






Level 3
1. Whose grief does Lt. Cross carry?
2. Explain why Lieutenant Cross burn the thing he carry: Martha's letters?
3. Who is Cross being compared to in the text?

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