THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
Homework: Please finish the short story Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong from where we leave off in class. Please respond using the comment feature or e-mail to the following question:
Mary Anne Bell represents an idea of home to these soldiers. While there were in Vietnam, their homes changed. Their families and friends changed. The country changed. At the same time, the soldiers themselves were changed by the war. Mary Anne’s story could be seen as a discussion on how these soldiers had a hard time gaining a point of reference in all of this change. What does Mary Anne’s story say about the relationship between changes at the soldier’s home and changes in themselves?
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