Throughout history, pop culture has been dominated by one relationship: the bond between a person and their dog. Movies like Marley and Me, A Dog’s Purpose, Old Yeller, Lassie, and relationships like Snoopy and Charlie Brown, Pluto and Mickey Mouse, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, and Toto and Dorothy all convey one message we’ve all heard a […]

Some of the best stories are told when background information is used to further prove the meaning behind the story, in this case that is exactly what happens in the two chapters “Speaking of Courage,” and “Notes,” in Tim O’Brien’s book The Things They Carry. In this case the former of the two, “Speaking of […]

According to author Tim O’Brien, one can dictate whether a war story is true or not by its lack of believability. He says that a true war story cannot be believed because some of the most unbearable parts are true, while the parts that you would believe are false. O’Brien claims that a true war […]