<Dl> <Dt> "The Things They Carried" </Dt> <Dd> </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> "The Things They Carried" </Dt> <P> Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, the leader of a platoon of soldiers in Vietnam, carries physical reminders of Martha, the object of his unrequited love . A death in the squad under his supervision causes Cross to reconsider his priorities, and, heartbroken, he burns and throws away all reminders of Martha in order to stave off dangerous distractions . </P> <Dl> <Dt> "Love" </Dt> <Dd> </Dd> </Dl>

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