Scars of War

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and its choice for deploying young men in Vietnam (Devereux). This stirred up many protests back in America. Anti-war movements started pushing forward with the notion that the Vietnam War gave no benefit to America.
On top of protests, music during this period changed as well. Popular American artists created songs that drew inspiration from America's involvement in the Vietnam War. Among this songs, Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On?" from 1971 became one of the most popular protest songs and most popular all time (History.com Editors). Most war songs up unto this point boasted pro-war ideals. The Vietnam War changed that (Tomlinson). Majority of music was on the side against the war. Anti-war music continued to push the idea of peace and unity in America. Many Americans felt upset and just didn't agree with the government.
U.S. Culture even began to formulate films in regard to the Vietnam War. Popular movies such as, "Coming Home," "The Deer Hunter," and "Missing in Action" ...

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them across his neck due to the fact that it reminded him of her and his home. In this case it's the war. The pantyhose takes Henry Dobbins out of reality and straight to his thoughts and feelings of his girlfriend. The current moment overwhelms Dobbins with stress. This is known as dissociation. The human mind often looks for ways to escape reality in stressful situations (Silberstein).
Jimmy Cross was the Lieutenant of A company. One of the items he carries is letters from a girl named Martha. Tim O' Brian emphasizes how Jimmy Cross cherishes the letters from Martha and how he was deeply in love with her, although he knew she most likely did not reciprocate those feelings (O'Brien, ...

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