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Mary Anne In The Things They Carried

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Thus at the story 's conclusion, we are shown a character who has evolved past the boundaries of the narrative itself. Moving on, another stylistic choice that O’Brien uses is the far fetched characterization and seemingly instant metamorphosis of Mary Anne. When, Rat and the rest of the soldiers see Mary Anne, she is depicted as a young, sweet, innocent girl. O’Brien alludes to her deep American roots as he describes her as having “long white legs and blue eyes and a complexion like strawberry ice cream” - a subtle way to put in red,white, and blue (O’Brien, 93). However, her character doesn’t stay so innocent and sweet for long. The fellow soldiers say “she will learn” but could have never predicted her radical transformation. Soon, she begins
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