Before the discussion, I was unclear about the truth of O'Brien's story. I didn't realize that O'Brien purposely blurred the lines between fact and fiction to create a deeper meaning to his overall story. I think this strategy... is confusing but definitely effective. It threw me off in the beginning, especially since he used his own name in the stories. As I read further, I thought that some of the stories were fabricated, but that the majority were based on actual events.
Tuesday really added some incite over the fictional nature of The Things They Carried. I appreciate the book even more knowing that O'Brien purposely blurs the line between reality and fantasy in order to make a bold point. It is not the people or the events of the story that truly matter, but rather the feelings that the story evokes in the reader.
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