#18 Things to Carry

In the first chapter, we come to know all the things that the characters carry. [hints the title] You never understand what items are truly carried. There are not just tangible things that need to be carried, but the intangibles as well. I will have to say that the first chapter kind of got boring after reading the millionth thing that a person carried. The items were broken down into categories: necessity, sentimentals, rank and specialty, weapons, missions, and superstition. Every character had his own set of ideal things to carry. It was interesting finding out what each treasured the most. The one that stuck out to me the most was life. A person has to carry themself before they can carry anything else. "..and for all the ambiguities of Vietnam, all the mysteries and the unknowns, there was at least the single abiding certainty that they would never be at loss for things to carry." This quote proves that no matter the weather, age, day, time, or person there is always something that someone has to carry. This is true for our world today. It does not just have to be war, daily life requires numerous items to be carried.