Let me start by saying I really loved this story. One thing that struck me was that O'Brien kept going back to lists of different items the men carried. But what they carried with them was so much more than the physical. It was the mental and emotional baggage of the war itself as well as what they had at home. I think the one most obvious example of this was the torch that Cross carried for Martha.
There was a lot more to this story than just what they carried and all that implies. This story was about war itself and also about the effects of war and how it affected the men.
There really isn't much more that I can say about this that hasn't already been said. It was an awesome short story and if anyone wants to check it out, they have the whole book downstairs in the bookstore or at Barnes and Noble. If you do and it's good, let me know!
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