Answer:
In my OWN WORDS, the following are Dobbin's traits:
1. He is strong and resilient
2. He is superstitious -He feels the pantyhose he ties around his neck protects him from evil..
3. He is good and respectful.
4. He is firm in his beliefs. He doesn't allow anything to change how he feels about others.
In my OWN WORDS, Dobbin is related to America in the following ways:
1. Strong, resilient and full of good intentions: America is the super world power with good intentions to make lives better.
2. Always available to lend a helping hand
3. Believes in hard work
4. Believes in the good virtues of simplicity.
5. Possesses inner conflicts, feelings and emotions: America possesses the same which defines her intrinsically.
Explanation:
Tim O'Brien, the author of 'The Things They Carried' gives us a collection of short stories which were written about the Vietnam War.