These dichotomized feelings reflect his inner struggle with masculinity and are mirrored in his feelings towards the people of Vietnam because he searches for his identity in both the land and the women of Vietnam. ... Andrew understands that survival and selflessness are linked to prostitution within Vietnam. ... Tuon Bunkong, who wrote an essay concerning guilt and the effects of war, writes that Andrew is guilt ridden due to the fact that, "because his parents had money, his family was able to escape the kind of poverty that seems to permeate Viet Nam," (220). His career, freedom,...

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An example would be during the war in Afghanistan, a newscast could spend two to three minutes discussing the month's death toll of U.S. troops then transition the "lighter side of the news " into a segment about a local animal shelter to give the viewer a change of pace and bring up their mood. This became common practice after the television of the Vietnam War in order to reset the audience's emotions after violent or traumatic news segments. ...

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