It's a Literary Analysis Essay. Your literary analysis paper should carefully examine one interesting ‘not so obvious” aspect of
The Things They Carried (theme, character(s), symbolism, etc). This process should help you better appreciate and understand the book as a whole.4. Discuss how the book explores the themes of masculinity and femininity through the lens of war.Keep in mind that the success of this essay is based on the clarity and sufficiency of its examples. This kind of writing demands tight organization and control. Therefore, your essay must:
(1) cover the topic you are writing about, (2) have a central idea (stated in your thesis),
(3) quote from the book for each claim you present, (4) provide thorough analysis of in-text
citations, (5) be organized so that everything contributes something to the reader’s understanding of the central idea.