1.) Five tangible things the soldiers “humped” on their trecks were, “pocket knives, heat tabs, wristwatches, dog tags, mosquito repellent…” (2) They carried alot of tangible things, and they tell the exact weight of most of the tangible things they carried. Most of the things they have were out of necessity. Five intangible things the soldiers “humped” on their trecks were, responsibility, imagination, love, shame and fear.  Jimmy Cross (the leader) carried “the responsibility for the lives of his men.” (5) Jim Cross has quite an imagination, and the rest of his men probably do too because they all are at the same breaking point, they use their imagination to escape their reality, but “Imagination is a killer.” (11) and Jim Cross lost one of his men because he was daydreaming about Martha. Jim Cross carried shame for the death of Lavender and love,  ”He had loved Martha more than his men, and as a consequence Lavender was now dead, and this was something he would have to carry with him for the rest of the war.” (16) All of the men carry the fear of being seen as weak, “they were too frightened to be cowards.” (22). It says that the soldiers were certain that, “they would never be at a loss for things to carry.” (16) meaning that they will carry the “intangbles” for the rest of their lives.

2.) Some tangible things I carry are my clothes, a neclace, my shoes, my retainers, and my books for school. (those are the things I carry most often)Some intangible things that I carry are my dream (like daydreaming) and my fears, stress/worries. I carry grudges even though I’m not supposed to, and I carry guilt and regret too sometimes. I don’t think about all of the intangibles as much as the guys in the story do, I have way to many other things to do than sit their and just think all the time.