The Story Of Sweetheart Of The Song Of Tra Bong: The Use Of Setting
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Where does the story of Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong take place?
Upon reading the story, one would first assume that it takes place in Vietnam.
Upon further examination, however, it becomes quite evident that it really takes
place inside Rat Kiley's head. This isn't to declare the story false; ....
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.... as the storyteller stands out. It becomes more evident that
he holds Mary Anne with the highest regard. He romanticizes her relationship
with the war. He is so amazed with the fact that a girl can be seduced by the
lure of the wilderness that he begins to talk about her with the listeners as if
she were the attractive girl from school that everyone knows but nobody dates.
" 'You know…I loved her. Mary Anne made you think about those girls back home,
how clean and innocent they all are ....
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