In Country Out of this World
What do you think about when CNN network flashes across the screen; one thousand dead in bombing raid in Iran? You are probably thinking, “Wow what a horrible thing to happen to those poor soldiers, what’s for dinner?” It may be easy for the people on the home front to dismiss the incident, but for the soldiers that are present is not so easily overcome. Bobbie Ann Mason’s In Country is a novel that deals with the Vietnam War on a personal level. It is told through the viewpoint of Sam Hughes, a teenage girl whose father was killed in Vietnam before she was born. Through her narration, readers learn that the Vietnam War affected everyone on some level, whether they were personally involved in it or not. Samantha Hughes's father died in Vietnam. Emmet Hughes, her uncle returned with deep scars from the experience. The novel centers on their close relationship; she tries to find out about her father and to understand the war; he is trying to create a life for himself. The story culminates in a trip they take to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC. M*A*S*H was and still is a very popular television show. However, its popularity is often questioned in the manner of; is it popular because it’s
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Some common words found in the essay are:
DC M*A*S*H, Sam Sam, Donna Mamaw, Vietnam Memorial, Vietnam War, World CNN, Lonnie Malone, Emmet Hughes, Virginia Beach, Sam Hughes, vietnam war, vietnam memorial, washington dc, sam drives,
Approximate Word count = 1037
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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