Wednesday September 30 “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”

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Warm-Up Should women be allowed in combat? Explain why or why not.

In recent Histroy... Aka last month Bonus points to someone if they can teach me how to embed a video in future PowerPoints...

My Own Family at West Point

“Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” Who are the Green Berets, or “Greenies”? How are they different from other soldiers? What first impressions does Mary Anne Bell make on the men in the detachment? What criticism does Mitchell Sanders have about Rat Kiley’s storytelling? How and why does the relationship between Mark and Mary Anne change by the end of the story? What does Rat Kiley say that people should learn from a person like Mary Anne?

Transformation How do people change over time?

Transformation How do people change over time? Loss of Innocence

Rat Kiley Where was he before joining Alpha Company?

Rat Kiley Where was he before joining Alpha Company? – “When he first arrived in-country, before joing Alpha Company, Rat has been assigned to a small medical detachment up in the mountains west of Chu Lai...”

Secret Why can Mary Anne Bell be flown in to where Mark Fossie is stationed?

Secret Why can Mary Anne Bell be flown in to where Mark Fossie is stationed? – “There was plenty of cold beer, three hot meals a day, a tin roof over [our] head. No humping at all. No officers, either. You could let your hair grow... You didn’t have to polish your boots or snap off slatus or put up with the usual... nonsesne”

The “Greenies” How are “The Greenies” described?

The “Greenies” How are “The Greenies” described? – “The Greenies were not social animals. Animals, Rat said, but far from social”

The “Greenies” How are “The Greenies” described? – “The Greenies were not social animals. Animals, Rat said, but far from social” – “Secret and suspicious loners by nature...”

Day Dreams Is it realistic for them to start up a prostitute den during the war?

Day Dreams Is it realistic for them to start up a prostitute den during the war? – “It was nothing serious. Just passing time, playing with the possibilities, and so for a while they tossed the idea around, how you could actually get away with it, no officers or anything, nobody to clamp down, then they dropped the subject and moved on to cars and baseball”.

Mary Anne Bell How does she look?

Mary Anne Bell How does she look? – Blonde – 17 years old – Just graduated High School – Long white legs – Blue eyes – Very friendly

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Mary Anne is Curious... How does this foreshadow what may happen?

Mary Anne is Curious... How does this foreshadow what may happen? – “She was curious about things.”

Mary Anne is Curious... How does this foreshadow what may happen? – “She was curious about things.” – “I’m here,” she’d say, “I might as well learn something.”

Sexualization Sexualization means...

Sexualization Sexualization is to make something sexual in character or quality, or to become aware of sexuality, especially in relation to men and women.

Mary Anne is Sexualized “D-cup guts, trainer bra brains” – Has a lot of guts/heart but not very smart – Compliment?

Tension “They spent the long afternoons sunbathing together, stretched out side by side on top of their bunker, or playing backgammon in the shade of a giant palm tree, or just sitting quietly”.

Taste for Blood Mary Anne leaves...

Taste for Blood Mary Anne leaves... “The next morning she was gone”

Taste for Blood Mary Anne leaves... “The next morning she was gone” ““Lost”, he kept whispering.”

Another Fake Story? What breaks the authenticity of the story according to Mitchell Sanders?

Another Fake Story? What breaks the authenticity of the story according to Mitchell Sanders? – “All these digressions, they just screw up your story’s sound”

The Final Visit What is it like inside the Greenies Tent?

The Final Visit What is it like inside the Greenies Tent? – Candles burning – Tribal music – Smells like incense and death – Body parts – Hammocks

What a beautiful Necklace “The tips curled upwards as if caught in a final shrill syllable”

Mary Anne has the Power Who is the best “warrior” now?

Mary Anne has the Power Who is the best “warrior” now? – “You’re in a place”, Mary Anne said softly, “where you don’t belong.”

Mary Anne is Consumed She has gone crazy and has nothing but bloodlust.

Everyone love Mary Anne Even Rat Kiley...

Everyone love Mary Anne Even Rat Kiley... – “I love her... A lot. We all did, I guess...”

Everyone love Mary Anne Even Rat Kiley... – “I love her... A lot. We all did, I guess...” Why would he / anyone love her?

How it Ends... Mary Anne walks off into the mountains

How it Ends... Mary Anne walks off into the mountains – “In the end, however, nothing came of it. It was a war and the war went on.”

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