TTTC+Summarizer

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Kelsey H: Summarizer Role Sheet- ** __Chapter 1:__ ** I found this chapter pretty confusing, but it basically explains the things they carried for different situations. It also explains how much each item weighed or how much meaning or importance it was to the character. I think this chapter shows a lot of repetition which in my case became a little confusing. I would like to find the significance to this repitition and I hope later in the book this will be shown. What we learned for this chapter:
 * The neccesities of the mens equipment.
 * What the men feel close to them and what is means to them.
 * What they go thru mentally.
 * Things they carried and the significance of these items.
 * Also what these items weighed.
 * Some of the weighed items werent necessarily real items also some soldiers had emotional and mental weight that they carried.

Brief Character descriptions: **__//(Note: These Descriptions can be used for the matching on the Test.)//__** - Leader of Alpha platoon; In love with Martha; the burden of a fellow soldier under his command dies and he blames his love for Martha therefore he later burns her pictures. Carried letters from Martha, compass, maps, code books, binoculars, strobe light, and a .45- caliber pistol, and the responsibilty for the lives of his men. - Soldier under Lt. Cross' command in Apha platoon; always scared so he used tranquilizers; carried dope with him; 34 rounds; shot and killed outside Than Khe. Dead weight, Burden.
 * __**Lt. Jimmy Cross**__
 * **__Ted Lavender__**

- Big man; Carries extra rations( preferably canned peaches in heavy syrup over pound cake); Machine gunner because of his size; Weapon: M-60; 10-15 pounds of ammo; Was excused from tunnel duty; carried black flag insecticide; also carried girlfriend pantyhose around his neck for good luck.
 * **__Henry Dobbins__**

(Chapter one characters still being published)
 * **__Dave Jensen__**

Kelsey H: Summarizer Role - __**Chapter 2:**__ In Chapter 2 Lt. Jimmy Cross s at the home of one his fellow soldiers (narrators) and they discuss about life so long ago, they looked over old pictures of the men from their platoon. Then get on the subject of Martha and how Lt. Jimmy Cross still loved her and she still did not show any feelings back. It also foreshadows the possibility that Martha may have been abused sexually in her past since she does not want marriage. Narrator tells Cross he's writing a book bout Crosses' life events. What we learn from this chapter:
 * Cross is still in contact with the Narrator.
 * Narrator looks up to Cross as some kind of Role model maybe a tragic hero or something.
 * Even after the War Martha still doesnt want any love relations with Jimmy.
 * Cross still blames himslef for Lavenders death.

Brief Character Desciption: - Likes to write and wants to write bout Cross' problems; Still not known who narrator is; has hopes or Cross with MArtha then realizes it will never happen.
 * **__Narrator__**
 * Jimmy Cross still blames self for comrades death; Still loves martha no mutual feeling though; wants to have narrator make him look good in book; so it shows he has low self esteem.

In this chapter it show that the war was not all terror and violence. It shows the Narrator's struggle with life.
 * __Chapter 3:__**