Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong

           Mary Anne is transformed into a killer is because of the amount of time she spends in Vietnam. The wild is what made her a killer, it took out her inner cruelty. She came in like a normal woman and represented home, but the more time she spend in Vietnam during the war, the more it changed her. She became the war. No, in this situation it doesn’t matter whether it’s a male or a female, because it could happen to anyone.            

            I think he lets Rat Kiley to tell part of the story because he would have a different point of view, he might know the story better, and he might exaggerate the story I little bit. Yes Rat Kiley story does fit O’Brien’s criteria of a true war story.