The Things They Carried Characters

Carried pictures of a girl named Martha

• Tim O'Brien

• Kiowa

• Curt Lemon

• Lt. Jimmy Cross

Carried an illustrated copy of the New Testament

• Kiowa

• Tim O'Brien

• Curt Lemon

• Rat Kiley

Carries stories from his time in the Vietnam War

• Tim O'Brien

• Kiowa

• Curt Lemon

• Lt. Jimmy Cross

He carries an Illustrated Bible and a hatchet ("TTTC")

• Lee Strunk

• Kiowa

• Dave Jensen

• the Young Soldier

How does Jimmy Cross change after Lavender's death?

• He decides to run away.

• He gives up trying to be a leader.

• He tries to take his position as lieutenant more seriously.

• He begins to blame his men for all problems.

He carries a rabbit's foot, toothbrush, dental floss and extra soap. ("TTTC")

• Mitchell Sanders

• Rat Kiley

• Dave Jensen

• Ted Lavender

Who kills someone in "The Man I Killed?"

• Azar

• Tim O'Brien

• Mitchell Sanders

• Kiowa

He has his girlfriend shipped from Cleveland, Ohio to Vietnam.

• Mark Fossie

• Tim O'Brien

• Bobby Jorgensen

• Norman Bowker

He helps O’Brien in his plan to get back at Jorgensen.

• Henry Dobbins

• Mitchell Sanders

• Kiowa

• Azar

Carried a stocking cap with a long tail

• Rat Kiley

• Linda

• Mary Anne

• Henry Dobbins