#tim obrien

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“‘Peace of mind is not a simple matter of persuing one’s own pleasure; rather, it is inextricably linked to the attitudes of other human beings, to what they want, to what they expect.

The real issue is how to find felicity within limits. Within the context of our obligations to other people. We all want peace. We all want dignity and domestic tranquility. But we want these to be honorable and lasting. We want a peace that endures. We want a peace we can be proud of.

Even in imagination, we must obey the logic of what we started. Even in imagination we must be true to our obligations, for even in imagination, obligation cannot be outrun. Imagination, like reality, has its limits.’”

— Tim O’Brien, Going After Cacciato

[classicbooks101]

Proximity to death brings with it a corresponding proximity to life.

The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien

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The canon queer character of the day is:

Pluribus Bell from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, who is gay.

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@high-school-lit-tournament here is some sweet sweet The Things They Carried propaganda!!!

The Things They Carried is an AMAZING book and even though it's probably not going to make is far in this tournament idc because I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to talk about it

It's written by Tim O'Brien, and it's a bunch of stories from his time in the Vietnam War. The first chapter alternates between introducing all of his squadmates by describing the items that they carry with them with telling the story of how one of the men died, from the perspective of their leader is in love with a girl back home who doesn't love him back, though he still carries her picture. The symbolism is just *chef's kiss*. Throughout the rest of the book O'Brien tells more stories about his squadmates not only during the war, but also after. It discusses how these veterans were affected mentally and how poorly America understood them, using the example of Norman Bowker (not his real name, but the name used in the book). It explores how these teenagers basically have dealt with ideas of masculinity and how war is viewed by the American public versus the actual soldiers, even including O'Brien's own story of nearly dodging the draft but changing his mind last minute. It also deals with themes of morality (especially during war), loss, and love. Even though it is written by a Vietnam Vet, it has an anti-war sentiment that is incredibly refreshing.

Going into this book, I didn't know a whole ton about the Vietnam War, as I've never been a war or military enthusiast, and I don't have close relatives that were in the war. In my class, we were given the option of choosing between The Things They Carried and a book called Woman At Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi. We were all assigned the first chapter of each book, and then from there make a decision on which book to continue reading. The beautifully-done symbolism of the first chapter hit me like a truck, and I was hooked. Most of my friends chose the other book, but I'm so glad I stuck with The Things They Carried.

So while I don't expect it to win, I hope I've convinced some of y'all to check it out, I'm so excited to share this book!!!!

[thisisjaky]

Tim O'Brien

[daydreamerwonderkid]

Disaster bi icon Tim Drake, everyone

Reference under cut

[escapismthroughfilm]

#180

[wizardnuke]

on my hands and knees begging classic western authors to use anything other than heavy handed christian symbolism. to be clear i understand the cultural significance i have just written about the symbolism of a characters initials being JC twice in as many weeks. please do something else i'm bored.

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“At a small antique store near Invalides they found a bronze-cased clock. It didn’t work, but that was fine. ‘We’re refugees’, [he] said. ‘What does time mean to refugees? We’ll buy a hundred broken clocks.’”

— Tim O’Brien, Going After Cacciato

[classicbooks101]

Trust your own story. Get the hell out of the way and let it tell itself.

The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien

[theonlyladyt]

Tim Curry A Fabulously Versatile Character Actor...

Tim Curry A Fabulously Versatile Character Actor…

Hello lovelies I first saw Tim Curry as Dr Frank N Furter in the cult movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I have seen the film several times over the years ( I was a small child on its original release in August 1975 in the UK) and is amongst my favourite movies. I’ve seen him play in various genres of movie and I’ve seen him play villainous characters. I’ve enjoyed them them at the time. But I…

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Update 2023… thankfully most of these actors are still with us… one exception - Meatloaf who passed away January 20, 2022.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” 2020

I was surprised to learn that the main cast members of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” are still alive. Once the embodiment of counter culture, they are all in the 70s now (a couple of them nearly 80). They are all hoping for a “Time Warp” now but “a jump to the left” might break a hip bone.

Tim Curry - Dr Frank-n-furter

Richard O’Brien - Riff-Raff

Barry Bosswick - Brad

Peter Hinwood - Rocky

Susan Saraadon - Janet

Patricia Quinn - Magenta

Meatloaf - Eddie

Nell Campbell - Columbia

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you manage to wiggle the vietnam war into all of your interests so may i recommend my favourite novel about the vietnam war. its called the things they carried by tim obrien (dont quote me on the authors name i might be wrong) but its a collection of short stories and a very easy read and in 2022 i hyperfixated on it for two months and it made me want to join the military really fucking bad and my friends had to be like you're a 5'3 fat cripple there is no way you could join the military also dont be a bootlicker and then like a month later i was snapped out of my trance and i was like. wow what the fuck happened to me. anyways to this day im insane about this book please read it

the crazy thing is i dont even have any particular interest in the vietnam war it just keeps showing up in my headcanons and theories because the timeline keeps lining up

autism so bad you almost become a bootboy

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by far funniest crossover ship thats been shoved in my head is gunpowder tim [the mechanisms] and john obrien [new albion radio hour] . They would kill eachother with hammers

[ghoulangerlee]

adding to my tim obrien collection 🥰 I've wanted a copy of this since high school

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Tim O’Brien anon i finished Going After Cacciato finally and uhhhhhh stick to TTTC if you like mr obrien