I was unexpectedly absent today, however, you all attended presentations put on by our counselors today regarding graduation requirements, credit recovery, etc. Your homework for over the weekend was given to you by the substitute - Please read through page 66 in The Things They Carried, and also read the supplementary article called "When Boys Will be Jarheads." This is an article about the memoir Jarhead by Anthony Swofford and the movie on which it is based, and it makes some interesting connections to to what we've been reading and discussing. As you read this article, pay attention to any common themes you notice between the Marines' experience in the Gulf War (and Swofford's memoir) and the experiences of Tim O'Brien and his fellow soldiers in The Things They Carried. What is similar? What is different? What does it say about the nature of war and how it influences or enforces our ideas about masculinity? Download a copy below.
When Boys Will Be Jarheads
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