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The movie fits in well with "A Rumor of War" because the author talks about how when he hears thunder all he can think about is "the roar of artillery", and in the movie when Ronnie heard a helicopter flying overhead, he had a flashback to fighting in Vietnam. ~Katherine Stinson~ | The movie fits in well with "A Rumor of War" because the author talks about how when he hears thunder all he can think about is "the roar of artillery", and in the movie when Ronnie heard a helicopter flying overhead, he had a flashback to fighting in Vietnam. ~Katherine Stinson~ | ||
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| + | "Most American soldiers in Vietnam--at least the ones I knew--could not be divided into good men and bad. Each possessed roughly equal measures of both qualities." These words from ''Rumor of War'' were perhaps the most telling of all, in regards to the movie. Despite a complete emotional transformation, Ron Kovic was never a good guy and he was never a bad guy. No one knew quite how to react to him, or any of the other veterans because as Caputo says, "the American soldier was a reflection of themselves." -Cash Nelson | ||
== 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | == 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | ||
