Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong Themes

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it is one of the few parts of the book (if only) that shows an eagerness to engage in combat. The only thing most of the soldiers are eager to do is leave Vietnam, and not become more engaged in the "conflict."
Most of the "outside" thoughts of the soldiers are those of an eagerness to return home. Many want to see their loved ones again, and return to their daily routines of normalcy. When Jimmy Cross is searching through the campground for Kiowa's body, his imagines himself back in his hometown, teeing off on the first hole of the local golf course. It is made clear through much of the book that, unlike some of the other wars in American history, this was one of great confusion. The soldiers did not have a clear objective. They did not know their purpose, and so much of their concentration was focused on surviving, and returning to their former lives.
The one theme that does present itself from this story is that of fantasy versus reality. Perhaps Mary Anne's ...

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