Joselynne Talavera
Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong: Tasting Freedom and Horror A true war story should make you feel as close as possible to war and its horror. This necklace is part of a true war story. In the story Sweetheart of The Song Tra Bong, this necklace is the noticeable factor of an intense transformation within a young girl. Mary Anne Bell was a curious teenage girl with “a bubbly personality and happy smile,” (90) who was flown into a Vietnam medical detachment by her boyfriend. The curiosity in Mary Anne Bell turned into deep fixation once she got a taste of warfare.
Mary Anne’s story is one of empowerment and freedom, as well as an example of the psychological effects of war. The story illustrates the refutation of the idea
