The Things They Carried

how to tell a true war story

why does this story begin with the line "this is true". in what sense is "This" true ?

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O'Brien uses this book to tell his version of the truth. This is based on a true story yet much of it is fiction. O'Brien, however, considers it the definition of truth.

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