Response to "The Things They Carried"

Demetria Martinez's "The Things They Carried" was a short work, but accomplished much in its roughly two pages.  The whole thing was just the creation of a certain image or sentiment.  It asked for the reader's sympathy when detailing all the things found left behind by the corpses of Mexicans that attempted to immigrate to the U.S.  Some of the things listed were mundane, normal, or expected, and others, like those that implied the deaths of small children and babies, were quite emotionally gripping.  The essay, though short, offers an interesting perspective on immigration and has a strong emotional effect on the reader.