sweetheart of the song tra bong

In the chapter " Sweetheart of the song tra bong" what transforms Mary Anne into a killer was that she became one with Vietnam. Mary got so involved in to Vietnam that she forgot who she really was. Forgetting herself doesn't scare Mary the way it scares the soldiers, because Mary can leave anytime she'd like to, but the boys cant. I think the boys are so scared of learning about Vietnam and putting themselves out there because the idea of home, and who they will be and what they will do when they get back, is all they really have to hold on to.

In this chapter O'Brien lets Rat Kiley tell part of the story, I think O'Brien lets him do that, so the readers have a perspective from another person. Rat tells the story well, and gives the readers more information to grab on to. I think Rat fits the criteria well. O'Brien does it better, but Rat still does a good job at it.