Spin In Tim O Brien's The Things They Carried Spin In Tim O Brien's The Things They Carried 1023 Words5 Pages â... But the thing about remembering is that you donât forgetâ¦â (OâBrien, 33). This quote from the chapter âSpinâ in the book The Things They Carried by Tim OâBrien, brings together what this platoon, Alpha Company, of young adults would never forget about what they will go through in the Vietnam War. War comes death, sacrifice, and broken minds at the end. The death of Ted Lavender was a shifting point for the the platoon and its Lieutenant Jimmy