Respond To The Story "The Things They Carried". Go Beyond "I Liked It" Or "I Hated It". How Did It Make You Feel? Why Do You Think O'Brien Spent So Much Time Talking About The Stuff That The Soldiers Lugged Around?

    Right now, I'm kind of puzzled about the book. For example: one character in the book carries condoms with him. Another character carries brass knuckles with him. Also, another soldier carries his girlfriends' pantyhose with him. Why do they carry those things with them? I mean, i think I get why one of the soldiers carries his girlfriends' pantyhose, but what about the other things that the soldiers carry? I know that I still have to read the rest of the book to figure it out, but when I first read the 1st chapter, it just left me puzzled.